Minimising medication errors in children.

I. C K Wong; L. Y L Wong; N. E. Cranswick

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Minimising medication errors in children.

February 25, 2009

Wong ICK, Wong LYL, Cranswick NE. Arch Dis Child. 2009;94(2):161-4.

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This review identifies factors that contribute to medication errors in pediatric care and describes risk reduction strategies.

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