Second-dose varicella vaccination coverage in children and adolescents in a managed care organization in California, 2006-2009

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 705-707

  Hechter, Rulin C ^a   Chao, Chun ^a   Li, Qiaowu ^a   Jacobsen, Steven J ^a   Tseng, Hung Fu ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

managed care organization; vaccination; vaccine coverage; varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VARICELLA VACCINATION;

EID: 79960651693     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182138296     Document Type: Article

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