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MGH faces suit over drug error that killed woman.
Valencia MJ. Boston Globe. March 10, 2011.
This newspaper article reports on a fatal medication error involving an anticoagulant overdose.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Setting of Care
General Hospitals
Target Audience
Patients
Clinical Area
General Internal Medicine
Hematology
Hospital Medicine
Medical/Surgical/Psychiatric Nursing
Safety Target
Administration Errors
Anticoagulants
Error Types
Active Errors
Approach to Improving Safety
Critical Pathways
Malpractice Litigation
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United States of America