Who makes prescribing decisions in hospital inpatients? An observational study

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1043, 2012, Pages 507-510

  Ross, Sarah ^a   Hamilton, Laura ^a   Ryan, Cristin ^b   Bond, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84865388200     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130602     Document Type: Article

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