Tetanus immunity and physician compliance with tetanus prophylaxis practices among emergency department patients presenting with wounds.

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Published in Ann Emerg Med on March 01, 2004

Authors

David A Talan1, Fredrick M Abrahamian, Gregory J Moran, William R Mower, Kumar Alagappan, Brian R Tiffany, Charles V Pollack, Mark T Steele, Lala M Dunbar, Mary D Bajani, Robbin S Weyant, Steven M Ostroff

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1: Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center, Sylmar 91342, USA.

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