Adverse events in post-acute care: The office of the inspector general's report

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 305-306

  Morley, John E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AWARENESS; BLEEDING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; FAINTNESS; FALLING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SAFETY; SPEECH THERAPY; STANDING; SURGICAL WOUND; UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETER; AFTERCARE; MEDICAL ERROR; RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFTERCARE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAL ERRORS; RESEARCH REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899641685     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.03.009     Document Type: Editorial

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