Colour coding, drug administration error and the systems approach to safety [6]

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-386

  Webster, C S ^a   Merry, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYRINGE;

ANESTHETICS; COLOR; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; SAFETY;

EID: 33847039638     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506001670     Document Type: Letter

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