Association Between Patient Race/Ethnicity, Health Literacy, Socio-Economic Status, and Incidence of Medication Errors: A Systematic Review.
Introduction: Medication errors represent a significant source of healthcare-related harm, leading to mortality, morbidity, and substantial costs to health systems. Existing evidence highlights dissatisfaction and perceived discrimination experienced by patients from minority ethnic and disadvantage...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 2161 - 2173 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jun2026
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