Identification and prevention of antiretroviral medication errors at an academic medical center

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 927-933

  Horace, Alexis ^a   Philips, Marjorie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; antiretroviral; highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV; medication errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 78650156407     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4512-927     Document Type: Article

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