Prevention of medication errors: Vaccines

WHO Drug Information

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 127-130

  Grabenstein, John D ^a   Proulx, Susan M ^b   Cohen, Michael R ^b  

^a Army Medical Department Center and School   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS TOXOID; DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; VACCINE;

COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG PACKAGING; ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; RABIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUBELLA; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WRITING;

EID: 0030453766     PISSN: 10109609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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