Erroneous administration of vinblastine

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 362-364

  Barzdo, MacIej ^a   Żydek, Leszek ^a   Smędra Kaźmirska, Anna ^a   Zgoda, Marian ^a   MacHała, Waldemar ^a   Berent, Jarosław ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Illegible prescription; Legibility; Medication error; Myelophthisis; Vinblastine

Indexed keywords

VASOLASTINE; VINBLASTINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRISON; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY;

EID: 67349162692     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-009-9291-2     Document Type: Article

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