Medication labeling errors in non-English-speaking patients [3]

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 386-387

  Fulton, Jessica A ^a   Nelson, Lewis S ^a,b,c,d  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Med Toxicology Fellowship Program   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ANAMNESIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG LABELING; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; DRUG LABELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 12844272794     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1E458     Document Type: Letter

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