Computer calculated dose in paediatric prescribing

Drug Safety

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 817-824

  Kirk, Richard C ^a   Goh, Denise Li Meng ^a,b,d   Packia, Jeya ^c   Kam, Huey Min ^a   Ong, Benjamin K C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; NEONATOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 26444528493     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 01145916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200528090-00006     Document Type: Article

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