Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 2, Supplement 2 , Pages S24-S33 , February 2010

Barriers and Potential Solutions to Increasing Immunization Rates in Adolescents

  • David W. Kaplan, M.D., M.P.H.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: David W. Kaplan, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Pediatrics, University Colorado Denver School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045.

Received 9 July 2009 ,Accepted 8 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.004

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 2, Supplement 2 , Pages S24-S33 , February 2010

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