Utilizing an Electronic Health Record system to improve vaccination coverage in children

Applied Clinical Informatics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-231

  Au, Loretta ^a   Oster, A ^a   Yeh, G H ^a   Magno, J ^a   Paek, H M ^b  

^a NY   (United States)

^b Optmus Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood vaccinations; Electronic Health Records; Immunization registry; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884495960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18690327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2009-12-CR-0028     Document Type: Article

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