Comparison of medication error rates and clinical effects in three medication prescription-dispensation systems

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-248

  Muñoz, Ana Belén Jiménez ^a   Miguez, Antonio Muiño ^a   Pérez, María Paz Rodriguez ^a   Garcia, María Esther Durán ^a   Saez, María Sanjurjo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug controls; Medical prescriptions; Patient care; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLYPHARMACY;

AGED; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 79952787734     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861111116679     Document Type: Article

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