Drug-dispensing errors in the hospital pharmacy

Clinics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-250

  Anacleto, Tânia Azevedo ^a   Perini, Edson ^a   Rosa, Mário Borges ^a   César, Cibele Comini ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Dispensing errors; Drugs; Hospital pharmacy; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347214804     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322007000300007     Document Type: Article

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