Prevalence and Causes of Prescribing Errors: The PRescribing Outcomes for Trainee Doctors Engaged in Clinical Training (PROTECT) Study

Cristín Ryan, Sarah Ross, Peter Davey, Eilidh M Duncan, Jill J Francis, Shona Fielding, Marie Johnston, Jean Ker, Amanda Jane Lee, Mary Joan Macleod, Simon Maxwell, Gerard A McKay, James S McLay, David J Webb, Christine Bond

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Study objectives were to investigate the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors amongst foundation doctors (i.e. junior doctors in their first (F1) or second (F2) year of post-graduate training), describe their knowledge and experience of prescribing errors, and explore their self-efficacy (i.e. confidence) in prescribing.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e79802
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jan 2014

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