CPOE and the facilitation of medication errors

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-258

  Shortliffe, Edward H ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23244449852     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2005.05.007     Document Type: Editorial

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