Communication problems: A potential cause for medication error-rates;Problemas na comunicação: Uma possível causa de erros de medicação

ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-276

  Silva, Ana Elisa Bauer De Camargo ^a,b,d   Cassiani, Silvia Helena De Bertoli ^b   Miasso, Adriana Inocenti ^b   Opitz, Simone Perufo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^d Universidade Federal do Acre UFAC ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Medication errors; Medication systems, hospital, communication, nursing; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749127718     PISSN: 01032100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-21002007000300005     Document Type: Article

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