Medication storage temperatures on U.S. ambulances: A prospective multicenter observational study

Pharmacopeial Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 540-544

  Brown, Lawrence H ^a   Bailey, Leonard C ^b,c   Medwick, Thomas ^b,c   Okeke, Claudia C ^c   Krumperman, Kurt ^d   Tran, Calvin D ^e  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA   (United States)

^d Rural Metro Medical Services   (United States)

^e Sensitech Inc   (United States)

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EID: 16544367633     PISSN: 03634655     EISSN: 15421945     Source Type: Journal    
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