Determination of deltoid fat pad thickness: Implications for needle length in adult immunization

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 1709-1711

  Poland, Gregory A ^a,c   Borrud, Aleta ^a   Jacobson, Robert M ^a   McDermott, Kristina ^a,b   Wollan, Peter C ^a   Brakke, Duane ^a   Charboneau, J William ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Rice Clinic   (United States)

^c Mayo Vaccine Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNIZATION; INJECTION SITE; MALE; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0030974336     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.21.1709     Document Type: Article

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