Improving the immunization and health status of children in the women, infants, and children (WIC) program

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-140

  Shefer, Abigail ^a,b   Smith, Philip J ^a,c  

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

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c National Immunization Survey (NIS)   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Child; Immunization; Poverty; Socioeconomic factors; Vaccination; Women, Infants, and Children Program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

EID: 2142717452     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2004.0013     Document Type: Article

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