Medication errors in mental healthcare: a systematic review.

Ian D Maidment; Paul Lelliott; Carol Paton

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Medication errors in mental healthcare: a systematic review.

December 20, 2006

Maidment ID, Lelliott P, Paton C. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(6):409-13.

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The authors identified gaps in the research base on medication errors in mental health care and found a paucity of evidence, especially for ambulatory settings.

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