School-Entry Vaccination Requirements: A Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Medicine*

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-311

  Zimet, Gregory D ^a   Maehr, Jennifer ^b   Constantine, Norman A ^c   English, Abigail ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Maryland State Department   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Center for Adolescent Health and the Law   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449129374     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.003     Document Type: Editorial

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