Computerized physician order entry of injectable antineoplastic drugs: an epidemiologic study of prescribing medication errors.

V. Nerich; S. Limat; M. Demarchi; C. Borg; P. S. Rohrlich; E. Deconinck; V. Westeel; C. Villanueva; M. C. Woronoff-Lemsi; X. Pivot

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Computerized physician order entry of injectable antineoplastic drugs: an epidemiologic study of prescribing medication errors.

October 6, 2010

Nerich V, Limat S, Demarchi M, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2010;79(10):699-706.

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