Risk factors for improper vaccine storage and handling in private provider offices

Pediatrics

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2001, Pages

  Bell, Karen N ^a   Hogue, Carol J R ^a   Manning, Claudine ^a   Kendal, Alan P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STORAGE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; FREEZING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VACCINATION;

CHILD; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HUMANS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REFRIGERATION; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 17544389282     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.6.e100     Document Type: Article

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