Prevalence and Causes of Medication Errors: A Review

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 322-326

  Kester, Lucy ^a   Stoller, James K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical errors; Medication errors; Missed medications; System failures

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDLINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542374609     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cpm.0000097785.02653.c1     Document Type: Review

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