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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-11-22
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pubmed:abstractText |
The purpose of the study was to compare the utility of an American Medical Association (AMA)-derived list and a Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (state)-derived list of potential childhood vaccine providers (CVPs) in identifying true childhood vaccine providers for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program in Maryland. A telephone survey of a sample of physicians from the two lists was used to determine their status as providers of routine vaccinations to children. Results showed a significant difference between the two lists. The state-derived list was composed of an estimated 60.7% CVPs, whereas the AMA-derived list was composed of an estimated 36.7% CVPs. Using the capture-recapture method, it was estimated that there are about 2077 CVPs in Maryland. Based on this figure, the state-derived list would have identified 71.7% of the state's CVPs, and the AMA-derived list would have identified 59.4%. Using the AMA-derived list would have required contacting approximately 1800 extra providers to identify the additional 350 CVPs (16.8%) not identified in the state-derived list. Accurate, up-to-date lists of providers that include pertinent practice characteristics would enhance the ability to contact specific providers for VFC program enrollment and for other clinical and public health purposes.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0886-0572
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
45
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
222-5
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-19
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Communicable Disease Control,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Immunization Programs,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Maryland,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Medicine,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Specialization,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-State Health Plans,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-United States,
pubmed-meshheading:8868557-Vaccination
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pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Identification of childhood vaccine providers in Maryland.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of epidemiology and preventive medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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