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Volume 11, Issue 9 , Pages 654-661 , November 2010

Are Standing Order Programs Associated With Influenza Vaccination? – NNHS, 2004

  • Barbara H. Bardenheier, MPH, MA

      Affiliations

    • Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Barbara H. Bardenheier, MPH, MA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-52, Atlanta, GA 30333.
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  • Abigail M. Shefer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • Peng-jun Lu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • Robin E. Remsburg, PhD, GCNS, BC, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
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  • Jill A. Marsteller, PhD, MPP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Care Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00546-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.12.091

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