Detection and classification of medication errors at Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII;Detección y clasificación de errores de medicación en el Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 90-96

  Jornet Montaña, Sònia ^a   Canadell Vilarrasa, L ^a   Calabuig Munoz M ^a   Riera Sendra, G ^a   Vuelta Arce, M ^a   Bardaji Ruiz A ^a   Gallart Mora, M J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Error rate; Medication errors; Overall medication error index; Report systems; UDDDS

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL SYSTEM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACEUTICS; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SAFETY;

HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2442706544     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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