Reducing medication errors in a surgical residency training program

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 467-471

  Larson, Kenneth A ^a   Wiggins, Ernest F ^a   Goldfarb, Michael A ^a  

^a MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW JERSEY; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGERY;

EID: 2542573981     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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