Routinely recorded patient safety events in primary care: A literature review

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-15

  Tsang, Carmen ^a   Majeed, Azeem ^a   Aylina, Paul ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerized; General practice; Iatrogenic disease; Medical records systems

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AMBULATORY CARE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84856166841     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr050     Document Type: Review

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