Electronic temperature monitoring and feedback to correct adverse vaccine storage in general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-84

  Gold, Michael S ^a,b   Martin, Louise ^a   Nayda, Claire L ^b   Kempe, Ann E ^b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Pub and Environ Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG STORAGE; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033584206     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123528.x     Document Type: Article

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