Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 194-201

  Thompson, Joseph W ^a,b,c   Tyson, Shirley ^a   Card Higginson, Paula ^a   Jacobs, Richard F ^b   Wheeler, J Gary ^b   Simpson, Pippa ^b,c   Bost, James E ^d   Ryan, Kevin W ^a,c   Salmon, Daniel A ^e,f  

^a Arkansas Center for Health Improvement   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Department of Biostatistics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ARKANSAS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33846794726     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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