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Comprehensive medication history: the need for the implementation of medication reconciliation processes Cover

Comprehensive medication history: the need for the implementation of medication reconciliation processes

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|Oct 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10152-010-0021-x | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 202 - 210
Published on: Oct 22, 2010
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2010 Renata Režonja, Lea Knez, Stanislav Šuškovič, Mitja Košnik, Aleš Mrhar, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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