Medication error reduction: The pharmacy technician's role

Journal of Pharmacy Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 70-77

  Dunn, Eddie B ^a   Wolfe, Jonathan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; ERROR; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031925318     PISSN: 87551225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/875512259801400209     Document Type: Article

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