An Examination of the Socio-Demographic Characteristics Associated with Adult Vaccination Prevalence for Preventable Diseases in the United States

Background: An estimated 50,000 adults in the United States (U.S.) die each year from one of 10 vaccine preventable diseases. For those who survive vaccine preventable infections, health care costs and loss of income become more significant. While children in the U.S. aged 0-2 exhibit vaccine preval...

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Main Author: Mastrodomenico, Jessica
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University 2010
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Online Access:http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/93
http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=iph_theses