Medical abbreviations: writing little and communicating less

Arch Dis Child. 2008 Oct;93(10):816-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.2008.141473.

Authors

Kathleen E Walsh¹, Jerry H Gurwitz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. walshk02@ummhc.org

PMID: 18809701
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.141473

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Abbreviations as Topic*
Child
Communication*
Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized / standards*
Medication Errors / prevention & control
Pediatrics / standards