Effect of warming adult diphtheria-tetanus vaccine on discomfort after injection: A randomised controlled trial

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 433-436

  Maiden, Matthew J ^a   Benton, Gregory N ^a   Bourne, Russell A ^a  

^a Department of Surgery Wangaratta District Base Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATOR; INFLAMMATION; INJECTION; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE; TETANUS; VACCINATION; WARMING;

EID: 0038737968     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05284.x     Document Type: Article

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