Vaccine-Preventable, Hospitalizations among American Indian/Alaska Native Children Using the 2012 Kid's Inpatient Database

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Explores health disparities in American Indian (AI) children related to vaccine-preventable infectious disease (VP-ID) hospitalizations. Utilizes the Kid's Inpatient Database (KID) to examine 12,732 VP-ID hospitalizations in 2012. Includes demographic breakdowns of hospitalized patients according to racial/ethnic group, age, sex, household income, geographic location, and metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan location.

Amanda J. Nickel, Susan E. Puumala, Anupam B. Kharbanda

Vaccine, 36(7), 945-948

02/2018

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American Indian or Alaska Native · Children and youth · Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Vaccination