Errors by paediatric residents in calculating drug dosages
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Errors by paediatric residents in calculating drug dosages.
BACKGROUND Errors in calculating drug doses in infants and small children can cause morbidity and mortality, especially with agents exhibiting a narrow therapeutic window. A previous study from this institution has detected potential life threatening errors in calculations performed by trainees while writing prescriptions. OBJECTIVES To verify whether the true incidence of trainees' errors in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.1.100d