Variation in patient charges for vaccines and well-child care

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 421-426

  Freed, Gary L ^a,b   Clark, Sarah J ^b   Konrad, Thomas R ^b   Pathman, Donald E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029996152     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170290087014     Document Type: Article

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