Increasing cost of epinephrine autoinjectors

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 822-823

  Westermann Clark, Emma ^a   Fitzhugh, David J ^a   Lockey, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

AMPOULE; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF INJECTION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; SYRINGES;

EID: 84865680130     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.06.018     Document Type: Letter

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