Timeliness of Childhood Vaccinations in the United States
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Timeliness of childhood vaccinations in the United States: days undervaccinated and number of vaccines delayed.
CONTEXT Only 18% of children in the United States receive all vaccinations at the recommended times or acceptably early. OBJECTIVE To determine the extent of delay of vaccination during the first 24 months of life. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS The 2003 National Immunization Survey was conducted by random-digit dialing of households and mailings to vaccination providers to estimate vacc...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.10.1204