The pros and cons of electronic prescribing for children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-128

  Caldwell, Neil A ^a,b   Power, Brian ^a  

^a WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; RANITIDINE;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84856097858     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.204446     Document Type: Review

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