Reducing financial barriers to vaccinating children and adolescents in the USA

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-109

  Bednarczyk, Robert A ^a,b   Birkhead, Guthrie S ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

financing; health insurance; immunization; recommendations; reimbursement

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LAW; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 78751629443     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328341ebbf     Document Type: Article

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