EDrugCalc: An online self-assessment package to enhance medical students' drug dose calculation skills

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 492-499

  McQueen, Daniel S ^a   Begg, Michael J ^a   Maxwell, Simon R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

education; medical student; medication errors; numeracy; patient safety; prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INFUSION RATE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

EID: 77956569489     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03609.x     Document Type: Article

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