Title of article
Unreliability of reported tetanus vaccination histories
Author/Authors
Michael Gindi، نويسنده , , Peter Oravitz، نويسنده , , Regina Sexton، نويسنده , , Mikhail Shpak، نويسنده , , Anita Eisenhart، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
3
From page
120
To page
122
Abstract
Our study questioned the reliability of patientsʹ reported tetanus immunization histories. One thousand patients at an urban teaching hospital were queried regarding their tetanus immunization status. Of the 377 patients who initially asserted having had a tetanus vaccine in the last 5 years, 98 (26%) were confirmed, either by further history taking or chart review, not to have received tetanus immunization. It appears that there is a sizeable percentage of patients who falsely report their tetanus immunization status.
Journal title
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Record number
780628
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