The Israel national immunization registry

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 296-300

  Stein Zamir, Chen ^a,b   Zentner, Gary ^a   Tallen Gozani, Esther ^a   Grotto, Itamar ^a,c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Immunization coverage; National register; Public health; Vaccine preventable diseases

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIPHTHERIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INTERNET; ISRAEL; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEASLES; MUMPS; PERTUSSIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; POLIOMYELITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; REVIEW; RUBELLA; SAMPLING; TETANUS; ADOLESCENT; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; ISRAEL; REGISTRIES;

EID: 77953512329     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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