Medication Error Reporting Systems – Lessons Learnt
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Contributors and acknowledgements: Xuan Hao Chan, International Pharmaceutical Federation; Jane Sutton, University of Bath, United Kingdom; International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP); FIP Patient Safety Working Group; World Health Organization World Alliance for Patient Safety; Finnish Cultural Foundation; Finnish Pharmacists’ Association; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki; Pharmacy Practice Group, University of Bath; Division of Social Pharmacy, University of Helsinki
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