An analysis of the pediatric vaccine supply shortage problem

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 371-389

  Jacobson, Sheldon H ^a   Sewell, Edward C ^b   Proano, Ruben A ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inventory; Pediatric immunization; Pediatric vaccines; Public health; Stochastic models; Vaccine stockpiles

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; UNITED STATES; VACCINES;

EID: 33750959371     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-006-0001-5     Document Type: Article

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