Opinions of Maltese doctors and pharmacists on medication errors

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 81-99

  Tanti, Amy ^a   Camilleri, Miriam ^b   Borg, Andrew A ^c   Micallef, Benjamin ^a   Flores, Gavril ^a   Serracino Inglott, Anthony ^a,d   Borg, John Joseph ^a,e  

^a Malta Life Sciences Park   (Malta)

^b Ministry for Energy and Health (Health)   (Malta)

^c MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dispensing errors; Medication errors; Prescribing errors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MALTESE (CITIZEN); MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALTA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALTA; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85028828184     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: 18786847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JRS-170741     Document Type: Article

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