Barriers to immunization in a relatively affluent community

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 325-332

  Yawn, Barbara P ^a   Xia, Zhisen ^b   Edmonson, Larry ^c   Jacobson, Robert M ^b   Jacobsen, Steven J ^b  

^a OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Olmsted Co Public Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MINNESOTA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034276966     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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