Vaccination coverage among children in kindergarten —United States, 2014–15 school year

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 33, 2015, Pages 897-904

  Seither, Ranee ^a   Calhoun, Kayla ^b   Knighton, Cynthia L ^a   Mellerson, Jenelle ^b   Meador, Seth ^c   Tippins, Ashley ^b   Greby, Stacie M ^a   Dietz, Vance ^a  

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

^b Carter Consulting Inc   (United States)

^c FREDERICK NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION;

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84941247827     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6433a2     Document Type: Article

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