Childhood immunizations: Policies, problems, and remedies

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 67-72

  Evers, Deborah B ^a  

^a Charity School of Nursing Delgado Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGAL ASPECT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034208690     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1530073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128488-200002020-00006     Document Type: Article

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