Religious exemptions for immunization and risk of pertussis in new york state, 2000-2011

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-43

  Imdad, Aamer ^a   Tserenpuntsag, Boldtsetseg ^b   Blog, Debra S ^b   Halsey, Neal A ^c   Easton, Delia E ^a   Shaw, Jana ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Exemptions; Immunization; Pertussis

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERTUSSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879969337     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-3449     Document Type: Review

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