Preventing errors with antineoplastic agents: A pharmacist's approach

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 190-202

  Hutcherson, Donald A ^a   Gammon, David C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic agents; Chemotherapy; Medication error; Patient education; Patient monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013240778     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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