Effect of epinephrine autoinjector design on unintentional injection injury

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 488-492

  Arga, Mustafa ^a   Bakirtas, Arzu ^a   Topal, Erdem ^a   Yilmaz, Ozlem ^a   Karagol, Ilbilge Hacer Ertoy ^a   Demirsoy, M Sadik ^a   Turktas, Ipek ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJECTION SITE INJURY; INJECTION SITE REACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; EPINEPHRINE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871676743     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2012.33.3609     Document Type: Article

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