Syringe labelling - An international standard

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 518-519

  Birks, R J S ^a   Simpson, P J ^b  

^a Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; COLOR; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; EDITORIAL; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; DRUG LABELING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; SYRINGES;

EID: 0037866406     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03259.x     Document Type: Editorial

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