Comparisons of immunisation accessibility between non-US born and US-born children in New York City

Public Health

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 405-408

  Sun, W Y ^a   Sangweni, B ^a   Butts, G ^a   Merlino, M ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Immigration; Immunisation; New York; Non USA born children; USA born children

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMUNIZATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMUNIZATION; INCOME; INFANT; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032418478     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(98)00287-X     Document Type: Article

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