Does proximity to clinic affect immunization rates and blood pressure?

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-209

  Baumgardner, Dennis J ^a,b,d   Halsmer, Sarah E ^a   Steber, Dale L ^b   Shah, Dharmen S ^c   Mundt, Marlon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Center for Urban Population Health   (United States)

^c St Michael Hospital Family Practice Residency   (United States)

^d AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Primary prevention; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HYPERTENSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34547111578     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/9N36-W446-194L-9KHW     Document Type: Article

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