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Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 450-454

  Barber, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 10644252804     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.012104     Document Type: Review

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