Vaccine presentation in the USA: Economics of prefilled syringes versus multidose vials for influenza vaccination

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1343-1349

  Pereira, Claudia C ^a   Bishai, David ^a  

^a Department of Population Family and Reproductive Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

costs; immunization; influenza vaccine; multidose vials; prefilled syringes; time motion; vaccine administration

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CONTAINER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INJECTION; NURSING PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES;

DOSAGE FORMS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 78649366484     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erv.10.129     Document Type: Review

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