Self report may lead to underestimation of 'wrong dose' medication errors

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 963-964

  Kiekkas, Panagiotis ^a   Aretha, Diamanto ^a   Karga, Mary ^b   Karanikolas, Menelaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b Pyrgos Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT;

DATA COLLECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 70849109719     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03530.x     Document Type: Letter

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