Medication Prescription Errors in Intensive Care Unit: An Avoidable Menace
Deven Juneja, Anjali Mishra
Keywords :
Incidence, Intensive care unit, Medication nonadherence
Citation Information :
Juneja D, Mishra A. Medication Prescription Errors in Intensive Care Unit: An Avoidable Menace. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022; 26 (5):541-542.
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