Safe medication practice tutorials: A practical approach to preparing prescribers

Clinical Teacher

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 128-134

  Coombes, Ian ^a   Mitchell, Charles ^a   Stowasser, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 34548154590     PISSN: 17434971     EISSN: 1743498X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2007.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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