Medication errors: Analysis not blame

Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 347-354

  Horns, Kimberly M ^a   Loper, Donna Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEONATAL NURSING; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036581689     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2002.tb00057.x     Document Type: Article

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