To assess the factors affecting numerical ability of pharmacy students and identify where areas of provision could be improved

• In: Posters
• At: Amsterdam (the Netherlands) (2012)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: APS3-P-11
• By: FOULSHAM, Russell (University of Hertfordshire, School of Pharmacy, Hatfield, United Kingdom)
• Co-author(s): Ali, M. (University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom)
  
• Abstract:

  
  
  Health care professionals must have good numeracy skills and their inability to perform calculations COULD be a potential cause of medication errors. Although this cause of medication error may be relatively small (11.1% of all medication errors according to Lesar et al in 1997), it is completely preventable. The General Pharmaceutical Council

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