Epinephrine doses contained in outdated epinephrine auto-injectors collected in a Florida allergy practice

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 354-356.e1

  Rachid, Ousama ^a   Simons, F Estelle R ^a   Wein, Michael B ^b   Rawas Qalaji, Mutasem ^c   Simons, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EPINEPHRINE AUTOINJECTOR; EXPIRATION DATE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STORAGE; UNITED STATES; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG STORAGE; MEDICATION ERROR; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TIME;

ANAPHYLAXIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; DRUG STORAGE; EPINEPHRINE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84926407209     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.01.015     Document Type: Article

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