Medication Regimen Complexity and Hospital Readmission for an Adverse Drug Event

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-32

  Willson, Megan N ^a   Greer, Christopher L ^b   Weeks, Douglas L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Luke's Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care; adverse drug event; hospital readmission; medication regimen complexity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ACUTE CARE; ADVERSE DRUG EVENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; MEDICATION REGIMEN COMPLEXITY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 84892881429     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: 15426270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1060028013510898     Document Type: Article

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