The United States' piecemeal approach to vaccine policy

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 195-198

  Bylander, Jessica ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; VACCINE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; DIPHTHERIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; LAW; MEASLES; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUMPS; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RUBELLA; TETANUS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; STATE GOVERNMENT; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84958665623     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1599     Document Type: Article

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