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A Novel Approach for the Administration of Medications and Fluids in Emergency Scenarios and Settings
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Published on: November 9, 2016

[Analysis of errors in manual versus electronic prescriptions in trauma patients]

M Vélez-Díaz-Pallarés1, E Delgado Silveira, C Pérez Menéndez-Conde

  • 1Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. mvelez.hrc@salud.madrid.org

Farmacia Hospitalaria : Organo Oficial De Expresion Cientifica De La Sociedad Espanola De Farmacia Hospitalaria
|November 16, 2010
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