Lessons from the UK National Patient Safety Agency's National Reporting and Learning System on reducing drug allergies

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-4

  Cresswell, Kathrin M ^a   Sheikh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDITORIAL; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION CENTER; LEARNING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 40949164669     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2008.00005     Document Type: Editorial

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