Timeliness of immunizations of children in a medicaid primary care case management managed care program

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 833-840

  Cotter, J James ^a   Bramble, J D ^b   Bovbjerg, Viktor E ^b   Pugh, Carol B ^b   McClish, Donna K ^b   Tipton, Gary ^b   Smith, Wally R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Immunization; Managed care; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TIME; VACCINATION;

AGE FACTORS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036726112     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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