Confusing, Look-Alike, and Sound-Alike Medications

AORN Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 861-863

  Beyea, Suzanne C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NOMENCLATURE;

HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 35848942171     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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