Causes of prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: a prospective study.
BACKGROUND: To prevent errors made during the prescription of drugs, we need to know why they arise. Theories of human error used to understand the causes of mistakes made in high-risk industries are being used in health-care. They have not, however, been applied to prescribing errors, which are a...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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