Medication errors: EMERGing solutions: Editors' view

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 589-591

  Aronson, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PHARMACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICATION ERROR; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL;

EID: 67649464561     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03420.x     Document Type: Note

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