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Editorial
. 2019 Dec;12(12):1069-1071.
doi: 10.1080/17512433.2019.1687292. Epub 2019 Nov 14.

The pharmaco-epidemiology of medication errors for children treated in the emergency department

Margaret E Samuels-Kalow  1 , Carlos A Camargo  1
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Editorial

The pharmaco-epidemiology of medication errors for children treated in the emergency department

Margaret E Samuels-Kalow et al. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2019 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Pediatric emergency care; emergency department; medication error; medication safety.

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Declaration of Interest

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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