Commentary: Computer aided prescribing leaves holes in the safety net

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7449, 2004, Pages 1172-1173

  Ferner, R E ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ETORICOXIB; GLIBENCLAMIDE; NALIDIXIC ACID; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; STANDARD;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SAFETY;

EID: 2442581027     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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