Perceptions of patients and health care professionals about factors contributing to medication errors and potential areas for improvement

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 177-183

  Hartnell, Nicole R ^a   MacKinnon, Neil J ^a   Jones, Erika J M ^a   Genge, Roland ^b   Nestel, Magdalena D M ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b South Shore Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ishikawa diagram; Medication errors; Nominal group technique; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG USE; HANDWRITING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; TREND STUDY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34250673199     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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