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Errors in medication history at hospital admission: prevalence and predicting factors.

Hellström LM, Bondesson A, Höglund P, Eriksson T. BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2012;12:9.

Clinical pharmacists improved medication reconciliation by more accurately identifying medication errors at admission, in this sample of elderly patients admitted to a Swedish hospital.

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