Washington state pediatricians' attitudes toward alternative childhood immunization schedules

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1094-1099

  Wightman, Aaron ^a   Opel, Douglas J ^a,c   Marcuse, Edgar K ^a,b   Taylor, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunizations; Preventive services; Primary care; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNET; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155182575     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0666     Document Type: Article

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