The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register-A model for universal immunisation registers?

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 37, 2009, Pages 5054-5060

  Hull, Brynley P ^a   Deeks, Shelley L ^a   McIntyre, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunisation register; Incentives for immunisation; Vaccine coverage

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION REGISTER; CHILD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; STANDARDIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 67650713313     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.06.056     Document Type: Article

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