Study Why do interns make prescribing errors? A qualitative study. Citation Text: Coombes ID, Stowasser DA, Coombes JA, et al. Why do interns make prescribing errors? A qualitative study. Med J Aust. 2008;188(2):89-94. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 13, 2008 Coombes ID, Stowasser DA, Coombes JA, et al. Med J Aust. 2008;188(2):89-94. View more articles from the same authors. This study used semistructured interviews with interns who had committed prescribing errors to determine the underlying factors predisposing to the error. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Coombes ID, Stowasser DA, Coombes JA, et al. Why do interns make prescribing errors? A qualitative study. Med J Aust. 2008;188(2):89-94. 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