Determinants of influenza vaccination among young children in an inner-city community

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 663-672

  Uwemedimo, Omolara T ^a   Findley, Sally E ^b   Andres, Raquel ^a   Irigoyen, Matilde ^c   Stockwell, Melissa S ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Albert Einstein Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Influenza; Inner city; Minority; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY AREAS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84864039057     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9497-9     Document Type: Article

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