Immunization registries in the United States: Implications for the practice of public health in a changing health care system

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue , 1999, Pages 231-255

  Wood, David ^a   Saarlas, Kristin N ^b   Inkelas, Moira ^c   Matyas, Bela T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b All Kids Count   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Health information systems; Health planning; Managed care; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MANAGED CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0033050539     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.20.1.231     Document Type: Review

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