Medication errors in paediatric outpatients
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Medication errors in paediatric outpatients.
BACKGROUND Medication errors are common in many settings and have important ramifications. Although there is growing research on rates and characteristics of medication errors in adult ambulatory settings, less is known about the paediatric ambulatory setting. OBJECTIVE To assess medication error rates in paediatric patients in ambulatory settings. METHODS The authors conducted a prospectiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.031179