Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Medication Errors Resulting in Hospitalization and Death of Nursing Home Residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 433-442

  Ferrah, Noha ^a   Lovell, Janaka J ^b   Ibrahim, Joseph E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

adverse drug events; hospitalization; medication errors; mortality; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

DEATH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; PREVALENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING HOME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85006085723     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14683     Document Type: Article

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