Preventing medication errors in community pharmacy: Frequency and seriousness of medication errors

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-296

  Knudsen, Pia ^a   Herborg, H ^a   Mortensen, A R ^b   Knudsen, M ^d   Hellebek, A ^c  

^a Pharmakon as   (Denmark)

^b Danish Pharmaceutical Association   (Denmark)

^c DANISH SOCIETY FOR PATIENT SAFETY   (Denmark)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CAUSALITY; DENMARK; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547855175     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.018770     Document Type: Article

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