Is there an association between local health department organizational and administrative factors and childhood immunization coverage rates?

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 418-455

  Ransom, James ^a   Schaff, Katherine ^b   Kan, Lilly ^c  

^a Antioch University   (United States)

^b Alameda County Public Health Department   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84860825888     PISSN: 10793739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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