Science Library Category:
Undervaccinated
A Population-Based Cohort Study of Undervaccination in 8 Managed Care Organizations Across the United States
Published: 2013
SYNOPSIS
Fully vaccinated children require much more emergency care than undervaccinated children.
CITATION
Jason M. Glanz, PhD; Sophia R. Newcomer, MPH; Komal J. Narwaney, MD, PhD; Simon J. Hambidge, MD, PhD; Matthew F. Daley, MD; Nicole M. Wagner, MPH, et al. JAMA Pediatrics, 2013;167(3):274-281.
SUMMARY
“Children who were undervaccinated because of parental choice had lower rates of outpatient visits, lower rates of ED [emergency room] encounters… undervaccinated children had lower outpatient visit rates compared with children who were age-appropriately vaccinated.”