Managing tetanus

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 14-17

  Parker, Janet ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURN; CHILD; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TETANUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INFANT; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33748117807     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en.14.4.14.s18     Document Type: Review

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