Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10968793 | Vaccine | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Measuring skin thickness improves the efficiency of intradermal vaccines. ⺠In children, 4 areas were studied: deltoid, suprascapular, upper back, and lumbar. ⺠Suprascapular skin (epidermis + dermis) was significantly thicker than deltoid skin. ⺠Upper back skin was significantly thicker than lumbar skin. ⺠Small changes with sex, age, or BMI avoid the need for area-specific microneedles.
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Authors
Dominique Ploin, Florence Schwarzenbach, Claude Dubray, Jean-François Nicolas, Catherine Goujon, Michele Dao Trong, Philippe E. Laurent,