Medication errors. How common are they and what can be done to prevent them?

Drug Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 303-310

  Bates, David W ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ERROR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029957251     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199615050-00001     Document Type: Review

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