Does providing social services with information and advice on immunisation status of "looked after children" improve uptake?
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We prospectively assessed whether providing social services with information on the immunisation status for a cohort of looked after children in the care of an urban unitary authority in England improved uptake rates. The provision of such information did not improve immunisation coverage in these children.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 88 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003