Open AccessImpact on Health Departments After a Seventh Grade Hepatitis B Immunization Requirement
Author(s) -
Thad Wilson,
Rhonda Luther
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
public health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.202
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-2877
pISSN - 0033-3549
DOI - 10.1093/phr/117.1.78
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis b , immunization , vaccination , program evaluation , family medicine , health care , public health , environmental health , pediatrics , nursing , immunology , public administration , antigen , political science , economics , economic growth
This research was designed to evaluate the impact on health departments of the implementation of a 1999 policy requiring hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination for seventh grade school entry in the state of Missouri.