Status of quality improvement activities to improve immunization practices and delivery: Findings from the immunization quality improvement symposium, October 2003

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-89

  Shefer, Abigail ^a   Santoli, Jeanne ^b   Wortley, Pascale ^c   Evans, Vickie ^a   Fasano, Nancy ^a   Kohrt, Alan ^a   Fontanesi, John ^d   Szilagyi, Peter ^e  

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

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

^c CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CONGRESSES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644876942     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200601000-00014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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