Reporting medication errors and near misses

Medication Safety: An Essential Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 155-172

  Williamson, Sheena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859822022     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511642272.011     Document Type: Chapter

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