Prevention of medication errors

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-123

  Lehmann, Christoph U ^a,b   Kim, George R ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; THEOPHYLLINE; VACCINE;

BLOOD; CANCER SURVIVAL; COGNITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 14944353494     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2004.10.003     Document Type: Review

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