The need for medication reconciliation: A cross-sectional observational study in adult patients

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Knez, Lea ^a   Suskovic, Stanislav ^a   Rezonja, Renata ^b   Laaksonen, Raisa ^c   Mrhar, Ales ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF RESPIRATORY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacy; Continuity of patient care; Drug therapy; Medication errors; Medication reconciliation; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLOVENIA;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLOVENIA;

EID: 80055021873     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(11)70013-0     Document Type: Article

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