Medication safety through e-health technology: Can we close the gaps?

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue S1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Seidling, H M ^a   Kaltschmidt, J ^a   Ammenwerth, E ^b   Haefeli, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AUSTRIA; BIOINFORMATICS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; E HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; SWITZERLAND; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; METHODOLOGY;

HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84883747027     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12217     Document Type: Editorial

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