Commentary Medication errors: immunisation. Citation Text: Bird S. Medication errors: immunisation. Aust Fam Physician. 2006;35(9):735-7. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 27, 2006 Bird S. Aust Fam Physician. 2006;35(9):735-7. View more articles from the same authors. The author describes a case of vaccine misadministration, discusses factors contributing to the error, and recommends how to prevent similar errors. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Bird S. Medication errors: immunisation. Aust Fam Physician. 2006;35(9):735-7. 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