General practice factors and MMR vaccine uptake: Structure, process and demography

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-257

  Lamden, Kenneth H ^a   Gemmell, Islay ^b  

^a York House   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health protection; Immunization; Primary care

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALES;

EID: 54249132543     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn036     Document Type: Article

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