A "needling" problem: Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 919-922

  Barnes, Matthew G ^a   Ledford, Christopher ^a   Hogan, Karen ^a  

^a DEWITT ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Case reports; Immunizations; Immunology; Shoulder; SIRVA; Sports medicine; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATALYST; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS HEAD; JOINT EFFUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; VACCINATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL HEAD; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869234496     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110334     Document Type: Article

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