Prescribing errors by family practice residents

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 990, 2008, Pages 170-171

  Avery, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION;

FAMILY PRACTICE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 42649131045     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.067892     Document Type: Editorial

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