Increasing adolescent immunization rates in primary care: Strategies physicians use and would consider implementing

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 710-720

  Humiston, Sharon G ^a   Serwint, Janet R ^b,c   Szilagyi, Peter G ^d   Vincelli, Phyllis A ^d   Dhepyasuwan, Nui ^c   Rand, Cynthia M ^d   Schaffer, Stanley J ^d   Blumkin, Aaron K ^d   Curtis, C Robinette ^e  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Academic Pediatric Association   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent immunization; immunization; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84881043919     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813483359     Document Type: Article

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