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Chapter 10 - Medication Safety at a Pediatric Hospital and Failure Modes Effects Analysis: A Series of Projects Undertaken to Address the Issue of Medication Errors in the Operating Room

from Section 4 - Putting Tools into Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Sally E. Rampersad
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Cindy B. Katz
Affiliation:
Seattle Children’s Hospital, Washington
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