Harmful Medication Errors in Children: A 5-Year Analysis of Data from the USP's MEDMARX® Program

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 290-298

  Hicks, Rodney W ^a   Becker, Shawn C ^a   Cousins, Diane D ^a  

^a UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOPOEIAS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745743470     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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