The hollow needle: Inappropriate injection in practice

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 145-147

  Brokensha, Glyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypodermic; Placebo effect

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INJECTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDLE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033432793     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.1999.128     Document Type: Review

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