Why do interns make prescribing errors? A qualitative study.

Ian D. Coombes; Danielle A. Stowasser; Judith A. Coombes; Charles Mitchell

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Why do interns make prescribing errors? A qualitative study.

February 13, 2008

Coombes ID, Stowasser DA, Coombes JA, et al. Med J Aust. 2008;188(2):89-94.

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This study used semistructured interviews with interns who had committed prescribing errors to determine the underlying factors predisposing to the error.

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