Survey of medication errors among anaesthetists in Singapore

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1151-1152

  Shridhar Iyer, U ^a   Fah, K K ^a   Chong, C K ^a   Macachor, J ^a   Chia, N ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMPOULE; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIST; DRUG LABELING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICATION ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SINGAPORE; SYRINGE; ANESTHESIA; DRUG PACKAGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE; STATISTICS;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84855410390     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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