Cost of vaccine administration among pediatric practices

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages

  Glazner, Judith E ^a   Beaty, Brenda ^a   Berman, Stephen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunizations; Vaccine administration; Variable costs

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; SIMULATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; VACCINATION;

EID: 71849100551     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1542H     Document Type: Article

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