Barriers and Potential Solutions to Increasing Immunization Rates in Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages S24-S33

  Kaplan, David W ^a  

^a University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado

Author keywords

Adolescent; Barriers; Immunization; Meningococcal vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960719931     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.004     Document Type: Review

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