Medication prescribing and monitoring errors in primary care: a report from the Practice Partner Research Network.

A. M. Wessell; C. Litvin; R. G. Jenkins; P. J. Nietert; L. S. Nemeth; S. M. Ornstein

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Medication prescribing and monitoring errors in primary care: a report from the Practice Partner Research Network.

November 17, 2010

Wessell AM, Litvin C, Jenkins RG, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(5):e21.

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This study reports on the development and validation of candidate quality measures for medication safety in ambulatory care.

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