Vaccination coverage among children in Germany estimated by analysis of health insurance claims data

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 476-484

  Rieck, Thorsten ^a,b   Feig, Marcel ^a   Eckmanns, Tim ^a   Benzler, Justus ^a   Siedler, Anette ^a   Wichmann, Ole ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Germany; Health services research; Vaccination coverage; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD VACCINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; VACCINATION; VACCINATION COVERAGE; VALIDATION PROCESS; FEMALE; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; NEWBORN; UTILIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84896970846     PISSN: 21645515     EISSN: 2164554X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.26986     Document Type: Article

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