Cost of vaccinating refugees overseas versus after arrival in the United States, 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 229-232

  Bagga, S ^a   Posey, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREPAREDNESS DETECTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFUGEE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REFUGEES; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 40949106983     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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