Medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit: Special patients, unique issues

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Gray, J E ^a,b   Goldmann, D A ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST MILK; DRUG MONITORING; ENTERIC FEEDING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TEAMWORK; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 8144223129     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.046060     Document Type: Short Survey

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