Assessing clinical relevance of medication administration errors: Validation of an existing method for application in The Netherlands;Beoordeling van toedieningsfouten op klinische relevantie: Validatie van een bestaande methode voor toepassing in Nederland

Pharmaceutisch Weekblad

Volumn 146, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 38-43

  Dittrich, S ^a,b   Chedoe, I ^a,c   Dean Franklin, B ^d   Taxis, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NETHERLANDS; NOTE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79953269105     PISSN: 00316911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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