Can needle-free administration of vaccines become the norm in global immunization?

被引：120
作者：
Levine, Myron M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Ctr Vaccine Dev, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
来源：
NATURE MEDICINE | 2003年 / 9卷 / 01期
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10.1038/nm0103-99
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
If vaccines could be administered without needles and syringes ('sharps'), immunization practice would become safer, more accepted and more suitable for mass use. The author explores the status of technologies that could achieve this aim and the barriers that must be overcome for their implementation.
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