Influenza vaccination of the egg-allergic individual

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-

  Mullins, Raymond J ^a   Gold, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; OVALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAXIGRIP JUNIOR;

CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EGG ALLERGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 79960107132     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03195.x     Document Type: Letter

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