Journal article
An unfortunate injection
- Abstract:
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Intramuscular injection has been used to administer medications for more than a hundred years. However, despite our profession's long experience with intramuscular administration, preventable complications such as injection nerve palsies are still prevalent in developing countries. Injections account for one-fifth of all traumatic nerve injuries. These injuries largely occur due to indiscriminate use of intramuscular injections for treating common illnesses, frequently by unlicensed or undert...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BMJ case reports Journal website
- Volume:
- 2016
- Pages:
- bcr2015211127-bcr2015211127
- Publication date:
- 2016-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-02-11
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1757-790X
- Pmid:
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26931130
- Source identifiers:
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609035
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:609035
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- Local pid:
- pubs:609035
- Deposit date:
- 2017-01-05
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- Copyright holder:
- BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright 2016 BMJ Publishing Group. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from BMJ Publishing Group at: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211127
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