Poor communication on patients' medication across health care levels leads to potentially harmful medication errors

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 234-240

  Frydenberg, Karin ^a,b,c   Brekke, Mette ^c  

^a Skreia Medical Center   (Norway)

^b INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication; General practice; Medication errors; Norway; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84870233122     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2012.712021     Document Type: Article

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