Adolescent immunizations: Are we ready for a new wave?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-28

  Rickert, Donna ^a,c   Deladisma, Adeline ^a   Yusuf, Hussain ^a   Averhoff, Francisco ^a   Brink, Edward ^a   Shih, Sarah ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

^c MS E 52 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LAW; ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0346422406     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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