Giving medication administration the respect it is due

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 690-692

  Kliger, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951658872     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.58     Document Type: Note

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