Simple strategies to avoid medication errors

Family Practice Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 41-47

  Jenkins, Russell H ^a   Vaida, Allen J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846936459     PISSN: 10695648     EISSN: 15311929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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