An observational study of drug administration errors in a Malaysian hospital (study of drug administration errors)

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-223

  Chua, S S ^a   Tea, M H ^a   Rahman, M H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Drug administration error; Hospital ward; Medication error; Observation; Types of error

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG QUALITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALAYSIA; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; TECHNIQUE; WARD;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 61349162370     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.00997.x     Document Type: Article

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