Perceived causes of prescribing errors by junior doctors in hospital inpatients: a study from the PROTECT programme

Sarah Ross; Cristín Ryan; Eilidh M Duncan; Jillian J Francis; Marie Johnston; Jean S Ker; Amanda Jane Lee; Mary Joan MacLeod; Simon Maxwell; Gerard McKay; James McLay; David J Webb; Christine Bond

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001175

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Perceived causes of prescribing errors by junior doctors in hospital inpatients: a study from the PROTECT programme

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Sarah Ross Division of Medical and Dental Education, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cristín Ryan School of Pharmacy, Queen's University, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eilidh M Duncan Health Psychology Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jillian J Francis Health Psychology Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marie Johnston Health Psychology Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jean S Ker School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Amanda Jane Lee Medical Statistics Team, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mary Joan MacLeod School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simon Maxwell Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gerard McKay University Medical Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James McLay School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David J Webb Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christine Bond Centre of Academic Primary Care, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Sarah Ross, Division of Medical and Dental Education, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Room 2:036 Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK; s.ross{at}abdn.ac.uk

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Ross S, Ryan C, Duncan EM, et al

Perceived causes of prescribing errors by junior doctors in hospital inpatients: a study from the PROTECT programme

BMJ Quality & Safety 2013;22:97-102.

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Received May 15, 2012
Revised September 18, 2012
Accepted September 22, 2012
First published October 30, 2012.

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