Validation of cold chain procedures suitable for distribution of vaccines by public health programs in the USA

Vaccine

Volumn 15, Issue 12-13, 1997, Pages 1459-1465

  Kendal, Alan P ^a,b   Snyder, Robert ^a   Garrison, Paul J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold chain; Vaccine distribution; Vaccine transportation

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STORAGE; HEALTH PROMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHELF LIFE; VACCINATION; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

COLD; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION; VACCINES;

EID: 0030884627     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(97)00060-1     Document Type: Article

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