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The incidence and nature of prescribing and medication administration errors in paediatric inpatients.
Ghaleb MA, Barber N, Franklin BD, Wong ICK. Arch Dis Child. 2010;95:113-118.

This study found a high incidence of medication prescribing and administration errors at five pediatric hospitals in the United Kingdom.
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