Medication errors in two Brazilian hospitals;Errores de medicación de dos hospitales de Brasil

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-239

  Costa, Lindemberg A ^a   Loureiro, S ^a   De Oliveira, M G G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Medication administration; Medication Errors; Observational Method; Pharmacovigilance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 33750075177     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-6343(06)73981-2     Document Type: Article

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