Patient safety in cancer care: A time for action

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 579-580

  Norton, Peter G ^a   Baker, G Ross ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EDITORIAL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NOTE; ONCOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; SAFETY; STANDARD;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SAFETY;

EID: 34247570350     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djk161     Document Type: Editorial

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