Analysis of the risk of prescription errors: Inventory of incomplete and incorrect medication in the hospital;Inventarisatie van onvolledige en onjuiste medicatieopdrachten in het ziekenhuis: Risico's van voorschrijffouten geanalyseerd

Pharmaceutisch Weekblad

Volumn 138, Issue 29, 2003, Pages 1022-1026

  Wiegers Ligtvoet, E A J ^a,b   Ros, J J W ^a   Drese, G B ^a  

^a GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^b ST JANSDAL HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ERROR; HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037810977     PISSN: 00316911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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