Decreasing paediatric prescribing errors in a district general hospital

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-149

  Davey, A L ^a   Britland, A ^a   Naylor, R J ^b  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149139150     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.021212     Document Type: Short Survey

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