Vaccine administration: Preventing serious shoulder injuries

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-103

  Foster, Stephan ^a   Davis, McLisa V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DELTOID MUSCLE; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RADICULOPATHY; RANGE OF MOTION; SHORT SURVEY; SHOULDER INJURY;

EID: 84890027936     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2013.13503     Document Type: Article

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