Pre-prescribing: A safe way to learn at work?

Clinical Teacher

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-49

  Smith, Samantha E ^a   Tallentire, Victoria R ^a   Cameron, Helen S ^a   Wood, S Morwenna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SCOTLAND; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84862958186     PISSN: 17434971     EISSN: 1743498X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2011.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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