Immunization registries can be building blocks for national health information systems

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 676-682

  Hinman, Alan R ^a   Ross, David A ^a  

^a Public Health Informatics Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SECURITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958047170     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2007.0594     Document Type: Review

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