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Knowledge, attitude, and practices related to medication errors among nursing professionals: a questionnaire-based study in a tertiary care hospital Cover

Knowledge, attitude, and practices related to medication errors among nursing professionals: a questionnaire-based study in a tertiary care hospital

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|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0048 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 457 - 463
Submitted on: Dec 21, 2022
Accepted on: Feb 2, 2023
Published on: Dec 18, 2023
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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