Teaching Junior Medical Officers safe and effective prescribing

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1250-1253

  Mccarthy, R M ^a,b   Hilmer, S N ^a,c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacology; Drug prescription; Junior doctor; Medical education; Medication error

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; DRUG PRESCRIPTION; JUNIOR DOCTOR; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887714379     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12279     Document Type: Article

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