Successful provision of influenza vaccine from a community pharmacy in Aberdeen

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 273, Issue 7311, 2004, Pages 194-196

  Hind, Caroline ^a   Peterkin, Gordon ^c   Downie, George ^c   Michie, Charles ^b   Chisholm, Eunice ^c  

^a WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

EID: 4444320520     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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