Development, validation and evaluation of an electronic pharmacological tool: The Drug Burden Index Calculator©

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 865-875

  Kouladjian, Lisa ^a,b   Gnjidic, Danijela ^a,b,c   Chen, Timothy F ^c   Hilmer, Sarah N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerized decision support system; Drug burden index; Usability

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84949257563     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.11.002     Document Type: Article

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