Characteristics Associated With Postdischarge Medication Errors
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Characteristics associated with postdischarge medication errors.
OBJECTIVE To examine the association of patient- and medication-related factors with postdischarge medication errors. PATIENTS AND METHODS The Vanderbilt Inpatient Cohort Study includes adults hospitalized with acute coronary syndromes and/or acute decompensated heart failure. We measured health literacy, subjective numeracy, marital status, cognition, social support, educational attainment, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.04.023