A prevalence study of errors in opioid prescribing in a large teaching hospital

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 923-929

  Denison Davies, E ^a   Schneider, F ^a   Childs, S ^a   Hucker, T ^a   Krikos, D ^a   Peh, J ^a   McGowan, C ^a   Stone, P ^a   Cashman, J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; COCODAMOL; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; CODYDRAMOL; DIAMORPHINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 80051886592     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02705.x     Document Type: Article

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