title: Monitoring the vaccine cold chain.
abstract: Maintaining the vaccine cold chain is an essential part of a successful immunisation programme. A continuous electronic temperature monitor helped to identify breaks in the cold chain in the community and the study led to the issue of proper guidelines and replacement of faulty equipment.
authors.affiliation: Community Child Health, Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, Glasgow.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cheriyan
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature; D004355:Drug Stability; D004356:Drug Storage; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods*; D014612:Vaccines
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines