Effect of method of defining the active patient population on measured immunization rates in predominantly Medicaid and non-Medicaid practices

Pediatrics

Volumn 106, Issue 1 II, 2000, Pages 171-176

  Morrow, Ardythe L ^a,b   Crews, R Clinton ^a   Carretta, Henry J ^a   Altaye, Mekibib ^a   Finch, Albert B ^a   Sinn, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment of preventive services; Immunization assessment; Medicaid; Methodologic research; Quality of pediatric care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE TARGETING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0033945473     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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