Tackling transitions in patient care: the process of medication reconciliation.
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aHRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, bSchool of Pharmacy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland and cSchool of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland. *Correspondence to Patrick Redmond, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street, Dublin 2; E-mail: [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Family practice
دوره 30 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013