A program to immunize hospitalized preschool-aged children: Evaluation and impact

Pediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 192-196

  Bell, Louis M ^a,c   Pritchard, Michele ^a   Anderko, Rebecca ^a   Levenson, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Immunization rates; Preschool age children; Underimmunization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030751875     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.2.192     Document Type: Article

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