Thermostability of vaccines

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-319

  Lala, Mrudula K ^a   Lala, Kamlesh R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS TOXOID; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID; TYPHOID VACCINE; VACCINE;

COLD; COLOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT; FREEZING; IMMUNIZATION; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INDIA; REFRIGERATION; TEMPERATURE; VACCINES;

EID: 0037398905     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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