Medication dispensing errors at a public pediatric hospital

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 812-817

  Costa, Lindemberg Assunção ^a   Valli, Cleidenete ^b   Alvarenga, Angra Pimentel ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Infantil Alzir Bernadino   (Brazil)

^c UNIVIX   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Medication errors; Medication system; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS;

BRAZIL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 57349174532     PISSN: 01041169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-11692008000500003     Document Type: Article

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