Validity of measles immunization certificates submitted upon enrollment in an elementary school in Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-108

  Lee, Kunsei ^a   Kim, Hyeongsu ^a   Shin, Eunyoung ^b   Kim, Youngtaek ^c   Chang, Sounghoon ^a   Choi, Jaewook ^d  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang Women' s College ^*  (South Korea)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Certificate; Measles; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; VACCINATION CERTIFICATE; VALIDITY; AGED; DOCUMENTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VACCINATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; CERTIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; VACCINATION;

EID: 67649519664     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2009.42.2.104     Document Type: Article

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