Medication errors reported by US family physicians and their office staff

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-290

  Kuo, G M ^a   Phillips, R L ^b   Graham, D ^c   Hickner, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACIST; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; DRUG THERAPY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149126049     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.024869     Document Type: Article

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