An audit of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccine wastage in general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 541-

  Turnour, Caroline E ^a   Conaty, Stephen J ^b   Cretikos, Michelle A ^b  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PANVAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; PANDEMIC; SHELF LIFE; VACCINATION;

EID: 77952387423     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03624.x     Document Type: Letter

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