Prescription errors occur despite computerized prescriber order entry [1]

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 708-709

  Ballentine, Amanda J ^a   Kinnaird, Daniel ^b   Wilson, James P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S Army Landstuhl Regl Med Ctr   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COST CONTROL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ERROR; LETTER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037866566     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.7.708     Document Type: Letter

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