The involvement of nurses in reporting suspected adverse drug reactions: Experience with the meningococcal vaccination scheme

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 658-663

  Sri Ranganathan, S ^a   Houghton, J E ^b   Davies, D P ^a   Routledge, P A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Meningococcal group C conjugate vaccine; Nurses; Yellow card

Indexed keywords

MEN C; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFANT; INJECTION SITE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SYNCOPE; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKIN DISEASES; WALES;

EID: 0344943308     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01903.x     Document Type: Article

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