Errors in medicine administration - Profile of medicines: Knowing and preventing

ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-186

  Reis, Adriano Max Moreira ^a   Marques, Tatiane Cristina ^b   Opitz, Simone Perufo ^c   De Camargo Silva, Ana Elisa Bauer ^d   Gimenes, Fernanda Raphael Escobar ^b,e   Teixeira, Thalyta Cardoso Alux ^b   Lima, Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele ^b   De Bortoli Cassiani, Silvia Helena ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^e Universidade Castelo Branco   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Medication errors; Medication systems hospital

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956441698     PISSN: 01032100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-21002010000200005     Document Type: Article

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