Nonmedical Exemptions to School Immunization Requirements
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Geographic clustering of nonmedical exemptions to school immunization requirements and associations with geographic clustering of pertussis.
School immunization requirements are important in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Forty-eight states offer nonmedical exemptions to school immunization requirements. Children with exemptions are at increased risk of contracting and transmitting vaccine-preventable diseases. The clustering of nonmedical exemptions can affect community risk of vaccine-preventable di...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.14.1757