Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 100-104 , 1 March 2006

Challenges and Successes of Immunization Registry Reminders at Inner-City Practices

  • Matilde M. Irigoyen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, NY, NY
    • Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Matilde M. Irigoyen, Columbia University, 622 W. 168th Street, VC 402, New York, NY 10032
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  • Sally Findley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, NY, NY
    • Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, NY
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  • Dongwen Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, NY, NY
    • ,
  • Shaofu Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, NY, NY
    • ,
  • Frank Chimkin, MBA, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, NY, NY
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  • Oscar Pena, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, NY, NY
    • ,
  • Eneida Mendonca, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, NY, NY

Received 13 June 2005 ,Accepted 15 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2005.10.006

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 100-104 , 1 March 2006

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