Cold chain in a hot climate

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 657-660

  Guthridge, Steven L ^a,b   Miller, Nan C ^a  

^a Territory Health Services   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; COLD; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; FREEZING; HUMAN; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CLIMATE; COLD; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HUMANS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; REFRIGERATION; TRANSPORTATION; VACCINES;

EID: 0030331034     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1996.tb01084.x     Document Type: Article

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