The effect of a multifaceted educational intervention on medication preparation and administration errors in neonatal intensive care

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Chedoe, Indra ^a   Molendijk, Harry ^a   Hospes, Wobbe ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Edwin R ^b   Taxis, Katja ^c  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHELF LIFE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85027934535     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fetalneonatal-2011-300989     Document Type: Article

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