Maternal characteristics associated with vaccination of young children

Pediatrics

Volumn 111, Issue 5 II, 2003, Pages 1215-1218

  Luman, Elizabeth T ^a   McCauley, Mary Mason ^b   Shefer, Abigail ^b   Chu, Susan Y ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Immunization; Maternal characteristics; Mother; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; NEGRO; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0037964380     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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