Interventions to reduce medication errors in adult intensive care: a systematic review.

Elizabeth Manias; Allison Williams; Danny Liew

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Interventions to reduce medication errors in adult intensive care: a systematic review.

September 26, 2012

Manias E, Williams A, Liew D. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012;74(3).

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This review article summarizes a number of interventions aimed at reducing medication errors in intensive care units.

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