Impact of community volunteers on immunization rates of children younger than 2 years

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 518-524

  Barnes, Katie ^b,c   Friedman, Stephen M ^a   Namerow, Pearila Brickner ^d   Honig, Judy ^d  

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

^b Suffolk College   (United Kingdom)

^c IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0032953954     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.5.518     Document Type: Article

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