Medication errors in the homes of children with chronic conditions

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 581-586

  Walsh, Kathleen E ^a,b   Mazor, Kathleen M ^a,b   Stille, Christopher J ^a,b   Torres, Irma ^c   Wagner, Joann L ^b   Moretti, Juliet ^b   Chysna, Kevin ^b   Stine, Christy D ^a   Usmani, G Naheed ^a   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MOTHER; OBSERVATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG STORAGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956334959     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.204479     Document Type: Article

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