Immunizations: Best business practices

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 507-513

  Libby, Russell C ^a,b,c   Schwartz, Richard H ^d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c Virginia Pediatric Group Ltd   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG COST; FEE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PURCHASING; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; ADULT; CHILD; ECONOMICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956498024     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00904481-20100726-09     Document Type: Review

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