Review Minimising medication errors in children. Citation Text: Wong ICK, Wong LYL, Cranswick NE. Minimising medication errors in children. Arch Dis Child. 2009;94(2):161-4. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.116442. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 25, 2009 Wong ICK, Wong LYL, Cranswick NE. Arch Dis Child. 2009;94(2):161-4. View more articles from the same authors. This review identifies factors that contribute to medication errors in pediatric care and describes risk reduction strategies. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Wong ICK, Wong LYL, Cranswick NE. Minimising medication errors in children. Arch Dis Child. 2009;94(2):161-4. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.116442. 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