Effectiveness of a community coalition for improving child vaccination rates in New York City

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1959-1962

  Findley, Sally E ^a   Irigoyen, Matilde ^b   Sanchez, Martha ^a   Stockwell, Melissa S ^b   Mejia, Miriam ^c   Guzman, Letty ^c   Ferreira, Richard ^d   Pena, Oscar ^b   Chen, Shaofu ^b   Andres Martinez, Raquel ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Alianza Dominicana Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Alianza Dominicana Inc   (United States)

^d Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DIPHTHERIA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; MEASLES; MEDICAID; MUMPS; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUBELLA; TETANUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REGISTER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MEDICAID; NEW YORK CITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 55249083045     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.121046     Document Type: Article

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