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Clinical – Commentary

Minimizing shoulder injury related to vaccine administration

Ian F. CookSchool of Public Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-2 | Received 10 May 2021, Accepted 26 May 2021, Published online: 26 Jul 2021

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