A middle school immunization law rapidly and substantially increases immunization coverage among adolescents

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 978-984

  Averhoff, Francisco ^a   Linton, Leslie ^b   Peddecord, K Michael ^b   Edwards, Christine ^b   Wang, Wendy ^c   Fishbein, Daniel ^a  

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

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RUBELLA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542435128     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.6.978     Document Type: Article

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