Undervaccinated African-American preschoolers: A case of missed opportunities

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 61-68

  Daniels, Danni ^a,b,c   Jiles, Ruth B ^a   Klevens, R Monina ^a,b   Herrera, Guillermo A ^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

Blacks; Child, preschool; Delivery of health care; Ethnic group; Immunization schedule; Measles vaccine; Vaccination; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035347289     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00278-1     Document Type: Article

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