Implementation of rotavirus immunization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: High levels of vaccine ineligibility and off-label use

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Daskalaki, Irini ^a,b   Spai, C Victor ^c   Long, Sarah S ^a,b   Watson, Barbara ^c  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Off label; Rotavirus; Timeliness

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; PHILADELPHIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 48249127245     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2464     Document Type: Article

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