Prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: A three-centre study of their prevalence, types and causes

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1033, 2011, Pages 739-745

  Franklin, Bryony Dean ^a,b   Reynolds, Matthew ^a,b   Shebl, Nada Atef ^c   Burnett, Susan ^d,e   Jacklin, Ann ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGICAL WARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 80455174748     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2011.117879     Document Type: Article

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