Evaluating accountability in the vaccines for children program: Protecting a federal investment

Public Health Reports

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 718-724

  Ching, Pamela L Y H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORGERY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INTERNET; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; VACCINES;

EID: 38449093146     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490712200603     Document Type: Article

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