Errors in hospital prescriptions of high-alert medications;Erros na prescrição hospitalar de medicamentos potencialmente perigosos

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 490-498

  Rosa, Mário Borges ^a   Perini, Edson ^b   Anacleto, Tânia Azevedo ^a   Neiva, Hessem Miranda ^a   Bogutchi, Tânia ^c  

^a FUNDAÇÃO HOSPITALAR DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross Sectional studies; Drug; Drugs of special control; Drugs with prescription; Medication errors; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HANDWRITING; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 68949206291     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102009005000028     Document Type: Article

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