The SCRIPT project: A knowledge translation approach to improve prescription practice in a general intensive care unit

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 245-251

  Rajamani, Arvind ^a   Suen, Stella ^a   Phillips, Danielle ^a   Thomson, Michele ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICATION ERROR; NOMENCLATURE; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ABBREVIATIONS AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84857098246     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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