The Impact of Reminder-Recall Interventions on Low Vaccination Coverage in an Inner-City Population

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-261

  LeBaron, Charles W ^a,d   Starnes, Debi M ^b   Rask, Kimberly J ^c  

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

^b EMSTAR Research   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; REMINDER SYSTEM; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 1442338299     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.3.255     Document Type: Article

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