Immunization requirements of the top 200 universities: Implications for vaccine-hesitant families

Vaccine

Volumn 35, Issue 29, 2017, Pages 3661-3665

  Noesekabel, Allison ^a   Fenick, Ada M ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

College immunization requirements; Immunization exemption; Immunization law; Student immunization

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LAW; MEASLES; PHILOSOPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; UNIVERSITY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; VACCINATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; UNIVERSITIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 85019548113     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.05.038     Document Type: Article

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