Opportunities taken: The need for and effectiveness of secondary care opportunistic immunisation

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-246

  Shingler, Simon ^a   Hunter, Kim ^a,b   Romano, Andrina ^b   Graham, David ^a,c  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

delivery of health care; hospital; immunisation; infectious diseases; opportunistic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MASS IMMUNIZATION; OPPORTUNISTIC IMMUNIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84858450397     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02231.x     Document Type: Article

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