Quality improvement report: Improving MMR vaccination rates: Herd immunity is a realistic goal

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7826, 2011, Pages

  Cockman, Philippa ^a   Dawson, Luise ^b   Mathur, Rohini ^c   Hull, Sally ^c  

^a St Stephen's Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; POVERTY AREAS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84858996229     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5703     Document Type: Review

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