How reliable are patient-completed medication reconciliation forms compared with pharmacy lists?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1048-1054

  Meyer, Carolyn ^a   Stern, Michael ^a   Woolley, Wendy ^a   Jeanmonod, Rebecca ^b   Jeanmonod, Donald ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MEMORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCIENTIST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECORDS AS TOPIC; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865469365     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.06.038     Document Type: Article

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