Errors in medicine administration - profile of medicines: knowing and preventing
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Preventing and reporting drug administration errors.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0103-2100
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-21002010000200005