Caring enough to understand: The road to oncology medication error prevention

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-26

  Attilio, Richard M ^a,b,c  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

^c Oncology Pharmacy Practice ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

computerization; medication error; oncology; patient education

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG LABELING; DRUG STORAGE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030029363     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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