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Case report of a medication error: in the eye of the beholder.

Naunton M, Nor K, Bartholomaeus A, et al. Case report of a medication error. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016;95(28):e4186. doi:10.1097/md.0000000000004186.

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August 31, 2016
Naunton M, Nor K, Bartholomaeus A, et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016;95(28):e4186.
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Naunton M, Nor K, Bartholomaeus A, et al. Case report of a medication error. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016;95(28):e4186. doi:10.1097/md.0000000000004186.