Assessing Adherence to Accepted National Guidelines for Immigrant and Refugee Screening and Vaccines in an Urban Primary Care Practice: A Retrospective Chart Review

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 839-845

  Waldorf, Barbara ^a   Gill, Christopher ^a   Crosby, Sondra S ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant and refugee health; Practice guidelines; Provider adherence; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875029834     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9808-6     Document Type: Article

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