A retrospective analysis on a survey of handwritten prescription errors in general practice

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 80-82

  Marwaha, Minakshi ^a,b   Marwaha, Rakesh Kumar ^a,b   Wadhwa, Jyoti ^a,b   Padi, S S V ^c  

^a SBMNIP S and R   (India)

^b MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ISF COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Community pharmacies; General practices; Prescribing errors; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 77957578391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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