Immunization coverage among predominantly Hispanic children, aged 2-3 years, in central Los Angeles

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 160-168

  Shaheen, Magda A ^a   Frerichs, Ralph R ^a   Alexopoulos, Nicole ^b   Rainey, Jeanette J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LA Co Dept Hlth Serv/Pub Hlth   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hispanic; Immunization coverage; Inner city; Los Angeles County; Minority populations; Population survey; Two stage cluster survey

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 0034175918     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(00)00036-3     Document Type: Article

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