Medication errors in paediatric patients

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Ghaleb, Maisoon Abdullah ^b   Wong, Ian Chi Kei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33645691386     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.073379     Document Type: Article

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