Medication safety manager in an academic medical center

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-64

  Kowiatek, Joanne G ^a   Weber, Robert J ^a,b   Skledar, Susan J ^a,c   Sirio, Carl A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Universigy of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; INSULIN;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MANAGER; MEDICAL ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PENNSYLVANIA; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1642487220     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.1.58     Document Type: Article

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