Clinical and scientific letters: Self-administration of medicines by inpatients: Are we making any progress?

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-420

  Ahmed, Syed Haris ^a   Chiran, Preeti ^b   Chattington, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CLINICAL MEDICINE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL STAFF; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TRUST; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84884512952     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-4-419     Document Type: Letter

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