Legibility and completeness of physicians' handwritten medication orders

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-164

  Winslow, Elizabeth H ^a   Nestor, Vanessa A ^a   Davidoff, Shirley K ^a   Thompson, Pamela G ^a   Borum, Jimmie C ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HANDWRITING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; READING;

EID: 0030980452     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(97)90076-5     Document Type: Article

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