Flu vaccine and the ED Administering influenza vaccine in a Canadian emergency department: Is there a role?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 90-94

  Chiasson, Ann Marie ^a   Rowe, Patrick ^a  

^a Prince George Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Callback list; Emergency department; Immunization; Influenza vaccine

Indexed keywords

EID: 29844453153     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500004668     Document Type: Article

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