Assessing the burden of undeliverable immunization reminder and recall notifications

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 424-426

  Dombkowski, Kevin J ^a   Reeves, Sarah L ^a   Dong, Shiming ^a   Stevenson, John ^b   Clark, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Immunization information systems; Immunization registries; Local health department; Reminder recall systems; Vaccinations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MICHIGAN; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; REGISTRIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83155180302     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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