Standardized colour coding for syringe drug labels: A National Survey

Anaesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 778-817

  Christie, Iain W ^a   Hill, M R ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLIZINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; HALOPERIDOL; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LABETALOL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; NALOXONE; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OXYTOCIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CODING; COLOR; DRUG LABELING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; POSTAL MAIL; STANDARDIZATION; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036054770     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02698_3.x     Document Type: Article

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