Varicella immunization practices and the factors that influence them

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 357-362

  Schaffer, Stanley J ^a,b   Bruno, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032960966     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.4.357     Document Type: Article

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