Does appropriate prescribing result in safer care?

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-10

  Kazandjian, Vahé A ^a  

^a Center for Performance Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1242306670     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2003.008698     Document Type: Note

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