The regional immunization registry as a public health tool for improving clinical practice and guiding immunization delivery policy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 967-972

  Kempe, Allison ^a   Beaty, Brenda L ^b   Steiner, John F ^b   Pearson, Kellyn A ^a   Lowery, N Elaine ^a   Daley, Matthew F ^a   Crane, Lori A ^b   Berman, Stephen ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRATION; RURAL AREA;

EID: 2542457599     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.6.967     Document Type: Article

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