Would better adherence to guidelines improve childhood immunization rates?

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1062-1068

  Lieu, Tracy A ^a,c   Black, Steven B ^b   Sorel, Michael E ^a   Ray, Paula ^b   Shinefield, Henry R ^b  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Pediatric Vaccine Study Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

guidelines; immunizations; managed care; preventive care

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION TREES; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBELLA VACCINE; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 0029909774     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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