Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 413-419 , December 2007

Medication Errors in the PACU

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PII: S1089-9472(07)00221-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2007.08.002

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 413-419 , December 2007

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