. 2019 Jan;65(1):40-42.

Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration and other injection site events

Affiliations

¹ Doctor of pharmacy candidate in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
² Assistant Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo.
³ Assistant Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo and a clinical pharmacist at the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre.

Ashley Bancsi et al. Can Fam Physician. 2019 Jan.

. 2019 Jan;65(1):40-42.

¹ Doctor of pharmacy candidate in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
² Assistant Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo.
³ Assistant Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo and a clinical pharmacist at the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre.

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Freeman LK. Freeman LK. Can Fam Physician. 2019 Mar;65(3):163. Can Fam Physician. 2019. PMID: 30867170 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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