Accuracy and usefulness of the HEDIS childhood immunization measures

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 648-656

  Bundy, David G ^a,b   Solomon, Barry S ^a   Kim, Julia M ^a   Miller, Marlene R ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care surveys; Immunizations; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHCARE EFFECTIVENESS DATA INFORMATION SET; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84859413801     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-3073     Document Type: Article

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