Strategies to Improve Immunization Rates and Well-Child Care in a Disadvantaged Population: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-169

  Hambidge, Simon J ^a,c,e   Davidson, Arthur J ^a,b,c   Phibbs, Stephanie L ^b   Chandramouli, Vijayalaxmi ^b   Zerbe, Gary ^a   LeBaron, Charles W ^d   Steiner, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH   (United States)

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

^e DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFIX BASED INTERVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMINDER SYSTEM; TYPES OF STUDY; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WELL CHILD;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0842333156     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.2.162     Document Type: Article

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