Prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: their incidence and clinical significance.

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Published in Qual Saf Health Care on December 01, 2002

Authors

B Dean1, M Schachter, C Vincent, N Barber

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Practice and Policy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, London WC1N 1AX, UK. bdean@hhnt.org

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