Medication Use: A Systems Approach to Reducing Errors, Second Edition.

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Medication Use: A Systems Approach to Reducing Errors, Second Edition.

November 28, 2007

Porché RA. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources: 2008. ISBN 9781599400976.

Co-authored by a host of medication safety experts, this book offers practical information, case studies, and systems-oriented strategies for medication error prevention.

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