Incidence and treatment costs attributable to medication errors in hospitalized patients

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 428-437

  Choi, Insun ^a   Lee, Seung Mi ^a   Flynn, Linda ^b   Kim, Chul Min ^c   Lee, Saerom ^a   Kim, Na Kyung ^a   Suh, Dong Churl ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attributable cost; Incidence; Medication error

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940987832     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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