Quality improvement in immunization delivery following an unsuccessful immunization recall

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-223

  Daley, Matthew F ^a,b   Steiner, John F ^a   Kempe, Allison ^a,b   Beaty, Brenda L ^a,b   Pearson, Kelly A ^b   Jones, Jennifer S ^a   Lowery, N Elaine ^b   Berman, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Immunization registries; Quality improvement; Reminder recall

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; GROUPS BY AGE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEDICAL RECORD; MUMPS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTRATION; RUBELLA; TETANUS;

EID: 2942661382     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A03-176R.1     Document Type: Article

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