Medication errors involving pediatric patients.

John P. Santell; Rodney W. Hicks

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Medication errors involving pediatric patients.

June 8, 2005

Santell JP, Hicks RW. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(6):348-53.

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Using Medmarx data from 2001 through 2003, the authors analyze pediatric medication errors and provide suggestions for minimizing errors in pediatric patients.

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