Medication safety infrastructure in critical-access hospitals in Florida.

Almut G. Winterstein; Abraham G Hartzema; Thomas E. Johns; Jessica M De Leon; Kathie McDonald; Zak Henshaw; Robert Pannell

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Medication safety infrastructure in critical-access hospitals in Florida.

March 1, 2006

Winterstein AG, Hartzema AG, Johns TE, et al. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2006;63(5).

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The investigators identified nine areas for medication safety improvement in critical-access hospitals.

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