Reasons and remedies for underinsurance for child and adolescent vaccines

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 680-682

  Davis, Matthew M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADOLESCENCE; CHILDHOOD; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ECONOMICS; INFANT; NOTE; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNITED STATES; VACCINES;

EID: 34547764818     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.6.680     Document Type: Editorial

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