What constitutes a prescribing error in paediatrics?

M. A. Ghaleb; N. Barber; Dean Franklin; I. C K Wong

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What constitutes a prescribing error in paediatrics?

October 19, 2005

Ghaleb MA, Barber N, Franklin D, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(5):352-7.

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The authors used a Delphi technique to gather expert opinion on what constitutes a prescribing error in pediatrics. From the results, the authors developed a definition of prescribing error as well as a list of the events that would fall under their definition.

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