Reporting of medication errors by pediatric nurses

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 385-392

  Stratton, Karen M ^a   Blegen, Mary A ^b   Pepper, Ginette ^b   Vaughn, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICATION ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW;

EID: 11144261465     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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