The influence of 'Tall Man' lettering on errors of visual perception in the recognition of written drug names.

Iain T. Darker; David Gerret; Ruth Filik; Kevin J. Purdy; Alastair G. Gale

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The influence of 'Tall Man' lettering on errors of visual perception in the recognition of written drug names.

March 16, 2011

Darker IT, Gerret D, Filik R, et al. Ergonomics. 2011;54(1):21-33.

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This study discusses the impact of capitalizing letters as a strategic practice to reduce potential medication labeling and interpretation errors.

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