Prioritizing strategies for preventing medication errors and adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients.

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Published in Pediatrics on April 01, 2003

Authors

Elizabeth B Fortescue1, Rainu Kaushal, Christopher P Landrigan, Kathryn J McKenna, Margaret D Clapp, Frank Federico, Donald A Goldmann, David W Bates

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Quality Improvement, and Risk Management, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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