Study Complexity of medication-related verbal orders. Citation Text: Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Groath D, et al. Complexity of medication-related verbal orders. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(1):7-17. doi:10.1177/1062860607310922. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL June 25, 2008 Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Groath D, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(1):7-17. View more articles from the same authors. This descriptive analysis of verbal orders identifies three factors contributing to errors. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Groath D, et al. Complexity of medication-related verbal orders. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(1):7-17. doi:10.1177/1062860607310922. 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