Benchmarking in-patient medication errors in specialist palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-351

  Taylor, Neile ^a   Fisher, Simon ^b   Butler, Claire ^b  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950615408     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309354397     Document Type: Letter

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