Some state vaccination laws contribute to greater exemption rates and disease outbreaks in the United States

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1383-1390

  Bradford, W David ^a   Mandich, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EPIDEMIC; HERD IMMUNITY; KINDERGARTEN; LAW; OFFENDER; PERTUSSIS; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUNISHMENT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; RELIGION; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84938704274     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1428     Document Type: Article

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