Feasibility of influenza immunization for inner-city children aged 6 to 23 months

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 397-403

  Zimmerman, Richard K ^a,b   Hoberman, Alejandro ^a   Nowalk, Mary Patricia ^a   Lin, Chyongchiou J ^b   Greenberg, David P ^a   Weinberg, Stuart T ^c   Bemm, Charles W ^c   Block, Bruce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c E Liberty Family Health Care Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENNSYLVANIA; POVERTY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 8844279130     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.07.016     Document Type: Article

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