The enigma of alternative childhood immunization schedules: What are the questions?

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 304-305

  Opel, Douglas J ^a,b   Marcuse, Edgar K ^b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG FORMULATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRICS; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SWEDEN; TETANUS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84874820170     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.786     Document Type: Editorial

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