Titre :
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A middle school immunization law rapidly and substantially increases immunization coverage among adolescents. (2004)
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Auteurs :
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Francisco AVERHOFF ;
Christine EDWARDS ;
Daniel FISHBEIN ;
Leslie LINTON ;
Kmichael PEDDECORD ;
Wendy WANG ;
San Diego State University. Graduate School of Public Health. San Diego. CA. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 6, 2004)
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Pagination :
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978-984
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Lycée
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Vaccination
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Projet loi
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Augmentation
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Adolescent
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Homme
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Evaluation
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Moyen terme
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Prévention santé
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Couverture vaccinale
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xl3iS2. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : This study assessed the effectiveness of a middle school vaccination requirement for raising second-dose measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and hepatitis B vaccine coverage among adolescents. Methods : Random-digit-dialed telephone surveys were conducted before (1998) and after (1999) the implementation of a vaccination requirement for entry into the seventh grade in San Diego, Calif. Results : Vaccination coverage was higher among children subject to the vaccination requirement (seventh-grade students ; 60%) than among fifth-and sixth-grade students 1 year before the requirement (13%, P<. and students not subject to the requirement p conclusions : middle school-entry vaccination requirements can rapidly substantially raise coverage among law.>
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