Medication safety: opening up the black box
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Medication safety: opening up the black box.
To cite: Mintzes B. BMJ Qual Saf 2013;22:702–704. Medication-related adverse events are a major cause of disability and death, and one of the most common reasons that patients attend hospital emergency departments. Much of this harm is preventable, either because a less hazardous treatment is available, the medicine is not really needed, or it is inappropriate for this specific patient. Many in...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002238