Potentials for improving health department immunization rates: the relationships between service delivery factors and immunization completion

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-58

  Rudner, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric immunizations; Public health departments; Public health management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

GEORGIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030309882     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199600210-00009     Document Type: Article

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