How to avoid paediatric medication errors: A user's guide to the literature

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 698-702

  Walsh, K E ^a,b   Kaushal, R ^c   Chessare, J B ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; DIGOXIN; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY F(AB) FRAGMENT;

CASE REPORT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN DISEASE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; PHARMACIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 21544452805     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.048827     Document Type: Review

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