Strategies for identifying and minimizing medication errors in health care settings

Health Care Manager

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-77

  Skiba, Michaeline ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Medication errors; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICATION ERROR; UNITED STATES;

DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; MEDICATION ERRORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646101272     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200601000-00010     Document Type: Review

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