An audit of the tetanus immunisation status of plastic surgery trauma and burns patients

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 215-218

  Cassell, Oliver C S ^a   Fitton, Anthony J ^b   Dickson, William A ^b   Milling, Martin A P ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burns; Immunisation; Plastic surgery; Tetanus; Wounds

Indexed keywords

TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036276204     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2001.3742     Document Type: Article

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