Medication reconciliation: A necessity for continuity of care

EJHP Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 32-33

  Karapinar Çarkit, Fatma ^a   Terry, David ^b  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80053892803     PISSN: 17819989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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