Medication errors during patient transitions into nursing homes: Characteristics and association with patient harm

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 413-422

  Desai, Rishi ^a   Williams, Charlotte E ^b   Greene, Sandra B ^b,c   Pierson, Stephanie ^b   Hansen, Richard A ^d  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

drug safety; health care quality; medication error; nursing homes; transitions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83555176102     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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