Understanding and comparing differences in reported medication administration error rates

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-80

  Wakefield, Douglas S ^a   Wakefield, Bonnie J ^b   Borders, Tyrone ^b   Uden Holman, Tanya ^b   Blegen, Mary ^b   Vaughn, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IOWA; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0033090715     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286069901400202     Document Type: Article

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