Impact of an algorithm-guided nurse intervention on the use of immunization opportunities

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 384-391

  Christy, Cynthia ^a,b   McConnochie, Kenneth M ^b   Zernik, Nadine ^a   Brzoza, Sam ^a  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MUMPS; NURSING; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; TETANUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030891537     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170410058008     Document Type: Article

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