Vaccine storage practices in primary care physician offices - Assessment and intervention

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 246-253

  Gazmararian, Julie A ^a   Oster, Natalia V ^a   Green, Diane C ^a   Schuessler, Linda ^a   Howell, Kelly ^a   Davis, Janona ^b   Krovisky, Marybeth ^b   Warburton, Samuel W ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AETNA   (United States)

Author keywords

Guideline adherence; Healthcare; Immunization; Intervention studies; Physicians' offices; Primary health care; Quality indicators; Risk assessment; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG STORAGE; FOLLOW UP; FREEZING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFRIGERATION; TEMPERATURE; VACCINES;

EID: 0036877118     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(02)00512-3     Document Type: Article

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