Innovation, diffusion and safety of a medical technology: A review of the literature on injection practices

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1133-1147

  Kotwal, Atul ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Determinants; Injections; Magnitude; Policy; Research; Safety

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; IMMUNIZATION; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; IMMUNIZATION; INJECTION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK; SAFETY; SYRINGE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 10044238684     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.06.044     Document Type: Article

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