Medication alert fatigue: The potential for compromised patient safety

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 460-461

  Baker, Danial E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 67651085444     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4406-460     Document Type: Editorial

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