Medication error detection in two major teaching hospitals: What are the types of errors?

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 617-623

  Saghafi, Fatemeh ^a   Zargarzadeh, Amir H ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Disguised direct observation; Hospital; Inpatient; Medication error

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN; OPERATOR; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; WARD;

EID: 84911493939     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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