Double checking the administration of medicines: What is the evidence? A systematic review

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 833-837

  Alsulami, Zayed ^a   Conroy, Sharon ^a   Choonara, Imti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHECKLIST; CHILD; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866059739     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301093     Document Type: Article

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