Advantages of standardizing vaccine and antibody nomenclature

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-107

  Grabenstein, John D ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANTIBODIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; VACCINES;

EID: 38749147785     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2008.08502     Document Type: Article

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