Should we test for tetanus immunity in all emergency department patients with wounds?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 177-179

  McVicar, Jane ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETANUS; WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; TETANUS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84874651242     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201193     Document Type: Article

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