Medication Errors in Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients
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Causes and outcome of medication errors in hospitalized patients.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.12.1461