A validated, reliable method of scoring the severity of medication errors

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-62

  Dean, Bryony S ^a   Barber, Nicholas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calculations; Errors, medication; Methodology; Nurses; Pharmacists; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032924423     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.1.57     Document Type: Article

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