Spatial accessibility to providers and vaccination compliance among children with medicaid

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1579-1586

  Fu, Linda Y ^a   Cowan, Nuala ^b   McLaren, Rosie ^c   Engstrom, Ryan ^b   Teach, Stephen J ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography; Immunizations; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 71949090118     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0233     Document Type: Article

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