Does a color-coded method for measuring acetaminophen doses reduce the likelihood of dosing error?

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 625-627

  Rand, Cynthia M ^b   Conn, Kelly M ^b   Crittenden, Crista N ^b   Halterman, Jill S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ACCURACY; BODY WEIGHT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CODING; COLOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICATION ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042781944     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.7.625     Document Type: Short Survey

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