Editorial: Chemotherapy errors in oncology

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 353-356

  Sharathkumar, Anjali ^a   Shaw, Peter J ^a   Cooke Yarborough, Claire ^a   Martin, Hugh C O ^a   Onikul, Ella ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic agents; Chemotherapy; Drug overdose; Error prevention; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MEDICATION ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0036246953     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.1344     Document Type: Editorial

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