Cardiovascular medication errors in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 324-332

  Alexander, Diana C ^a   Bundy, David G ^b   Shore, Andrew D ^c   Morlock, Laura ^c   Hicks, Rodney W ^d   Miller, Marlene R ^b,c  

^a St Luke's Boise Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular agents; Drug safety; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; INDOMETACIN; MILRINONE; NESIRITIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 67649620074     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2073     Document Type: Article

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