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Analgesic Medication Errors in North Carolina Nursing Homes

Rishi J. Desai Rishi J. Desai, MS, is a graduate student in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Charrlotte E. Williams, MPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sandra B. Greene, DrPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Stephanie Pierson, MSHI, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Anthony J. Caprio, MD, is with the Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Richard A. Hansen, PhD, is with the Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
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Charrlotte E. Williams Rishi J. Desai, MS, is a graduate student in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Charrlotte E. Williams, MPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sandra B. Greene, DrPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Stephanie Pierson, MSHI, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Anthony J. Caprio, MD, is with the Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Richard A. Hansen, PhD, is with the Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
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Sandra B. Greene Rishi J. Desai, MS, is a graduate student in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Charrlotte E. Williams, MPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sandra B. Greene, DrPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Stephanie Pierson, MSHI, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Anthony J. Caprio, MD, is with the Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Richard A. Hansen, PhD, is with the Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
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Stephanie Pierson Rishi J. Desai, MS, is a graduate student in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Charrlotte E. Williams, MPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sandra B. Greene, DrPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Stephanie Pierson, MSHI, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Anthony J. Caprio, MD, is with the Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Richard A. Hansen, PhD, is with the Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
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Anthony J. Caprio Rishi J. Desai, MS, is a graduate student in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Charrlotte E. Williams, MPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sandra B. Greene, DrPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Stephanie Pierson, MSHI, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Anthony J. Caprio, MD, is with the Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Richard A. Hansen, PhD, is with the Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
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Richard A. Hansen Rishi J. Desai, MS, is a graduate student in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Charrlotte E. Williams, MPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sandra B. Greene, DrPH, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Stephanie Pierson, MSHI, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Anthony J. Caprio, MD, is with the Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Richard A. Hansen, PhD, is with the Department of Pharmacy Care Systems, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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