Accuracy of a state immunization registry in the pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-74

  Stecher, Dawn S ^a   Adelman, Raymond ^a   Brinkman, Traci ^b   Bulloch, Blake ^a  

^a PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization registry; Immunizations; Parental recall; Vaccine registry; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTER;

ARIZONA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL RECALL; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VACCINATION;

EID: 39449118683     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318163db4d     Document Type: Article

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