Can paediatric junior hospital doctors prescribe competently?

Paediatric and Perinatal Drug Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 118-120

  Menon, L ^a   Taylor, Z ^a   Tuthill, D P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL FOR WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experience; Paediatrics; Postgraduate qualification; Prescribing errors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULARY; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY;

EID: 33845784868     PISSN: 14630095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/146300906X105168     Document Type: Article

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