A comprehensive system for managing medicines in secondary care

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 266, Issue 7145, 2001, Pages 585-588

  Fitzpatrick, R W ^a   Mucklow, J C ^a   Fillingham, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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