Variation in vaccination coverage among children of hispanic ancestry

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 69-74

  Herrera, Guillermo A ^a,b   Zhao, Zhen ^a   Klevens, R Monina ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Ethnic group; Hispanic Americans; Preschool; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035344161     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00277-X     Document Type: Article

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