The manipulation of drugs to obtain the required dose: Systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2103-2112

  Richey, Roberta H ^a   Craig, Jean V ^b   Shah, Utpal U ^a   Ford, James L ^c   Barker, Catrin E ^a   Peak, Matthew ^a   Nunn, A J ^a   Turner, Mark A ^d  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug administration; Medicines manipulation; Nursing; Protocol; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864325702     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05916.x     Document Type: Article

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