Coverage for the entire population: Tackling immunization rates and disparities in Saskatoon Health Region

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages S37-S41

  Cushon, Jennifer A ^a   Neudorf, Cory O ^b   Kershaw, Tanis M ^a   Dunlop, Terry G ^a   Muhajarine, Nazeem ^b  

^a SASKATOON HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Immunization; Intervention studies

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEASLES; METHODOLOGY; MUMPS; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REMINDER SYSTEM; RUBELLA; STATISTICS;

CHILD; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVENTION STUDIES;

CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RUBELLA;

EID: 84875397080     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404458     Document Type: Article

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