2.2 {A figure is presented} Pediatric Medication Errors in the Postanesthesia Care Unit: Analysis of MEDMARX Data

AORN Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 731-740

  Payne, Christopher H ^a   Smith, Christopher R ^a   Newkirk, Laura E ^a   Hicks, Rodney W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; RECOVERY ROOM; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PEDIATRICS; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 34047129168     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-2092(07)60147-1     Document Type: Article

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