Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference.

Carl Peterson; Charles W Ham; Tim Vanderveen

Meeting/Conference Proceedings

Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference.

July 23, 2008

Peterson C, Ham CW, Vanderveen T. Hosp Pharm. 2010;43(6):491-497.

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This article summarizes results from a conference regarding heparin errors, their epidemiology, and error types along with ways to increase safety.

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