A randomized maternal evaluation of epinephrine autoinjection devices

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-177

  Brown, Josephine ^a   Tuthill, David ^a   Alfaham, Mazin ^a   Spear, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anapen ; Autoinjection Devices; Epinephrine; EpiPen ; Training

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOINJECTOR; COMPETENCE; FUNDING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF INJECTION;

ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EPINEPHRINE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALES;

EID: 84875494888     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12048     Document Type: Article

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