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Reducing pediatric pain during immunizations
Background: Immunizations are often associated with pain and fear in the pediatric population. These negative emotions can have lasting effects on a patient's willingness to receive future medical care, including immunizations. Therefore, it is important to attempt to minimize the amount of pain …
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Factors that influence why elderly receive influenza immunizations
The purpose of this study was to determine what variables influence elderly persons to obtain the recommended annual influenza immunization. The Health Belief Model provided the hypotheses that were tested in the comparative descriptive design study. The convenience sample (N = 339) consisted of …
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Parent distress, parent behavior, and infant distress during pediatric immunizations
Infant procedural distress historically has been ignored, and the importance of reducing infant distress only recently has been addressed. To understand and manage infant procedural distress, it is essential to examine the correlates and potential predictors of this distress. The purpose of this …
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Needling doubts: A sociological examination of parental resistance to childhood immunizations
<p>Within recent years, a group of parents who question or oppose vaccination has emerged in the United States. While recently receiving attention within medicine and public health, parental questioning of and resistance to childhood immunization is a trend that has yet to be examined within …
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Psychosocial Determinants of Age-Appropriate Immunizations of Infants in Norfolk, Virginia
… psychosocial factors affecting age-appropriate immunizations of infants in Norfolk, Virginia. A household survey was conducted in Norfolk, Virginia, from 4/93-8/93, to assess immunization coverage of children 12-30 months of age. This survey included a total of 389 children in the target age …
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Social Ecological Factors Associated with Parental Vaccination Decisions and Perceptions of Barriers to Childhood Immunizations
<p>The success of childhood immunizations has led to a decrease in the visibility of the morbidity and mortality of vaccine-preventable diseases. Parents are questioning the validity and safety of vaccines resulting in significantly increasing numbers of underimmunized and unvaccinated children …
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Effect of anti-microbial immunizations in the progression of amyloid and neuroinflammatory pathologies in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
… and viral pathogens. Recent reports suggest that immunizations can protect the brain against diverse insults, including those linked with dementia. However, comparative studies assessing the protective role of different immunization types against Alzheimer’s disease (AD) using in vivo models under …
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Childhood immunizations in four districts in rural Pakistan : a comparison of immunization uptake across study years (1994 and 1997) and an analysis of correlates
Immunization has been used as an upstream, protective measure in public health for decades. Although immunization programs have been introduced in Pakistan, new and emerging infectious disease remains a concern in the country. The province of Sindh, Pakistan is of special concern because of its …
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The negative relationship between immunization rates and outbreaks: an argument for improving awareness and provider recommendations, advocating for, and developing intervention strategies to increase immunization rates across California.
<p>Prevention is the key to public health and immunizations is one of the most effective and efficient means of protection against infectious diseases. The California Immunization Coalition (CIC) is a public-private partnership whose mission is dedicated to achieving and maintaining full …
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Determination of the Effectiveness of the Immunization Auto Dialer and Post Card Reminder System
… parental reminder system on the incidence of immunizations in children under two years of age. The study group consisted of all consenting parents of newboms bom at a Midwestem hospital who resided within the hospital's county, during January, February, and March, 1995, and received primary …
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Impact on Material and Child Health Knowledge as a Result of Participation in a Family Resource\Youth Services Center New and Expectant Parenting Series
… to child safety, breast or bottle feeding, immunizations, car seat use, etc. Secondly, thirty participants were given a pretest and posttest questionnaire. As a control group, there were 25 Lamaze class participants, who also completed the pre-test and posttest questionnaires. The …
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Immunotherapy against malignant brain tumors - of mice and men
… the immune responses elicited by these immunizations both systemically as well as locally in the tumor. We found that the immunizations with GM-CSF and IFNγ were highly dependent on T-cells for mediating survival of the mice. In paper IV we monitored the immune responses elicited in GBM …
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Characterization of Alpha-Galactosylceramide As A Mucosal Adjuvant
… immune responses to antigens, particularly for immunizations targeting the tolerogenic mucosal tissues, which are more biologically relevant for protective immunity against pathogens transmitted by the mucosal routes. Adjuvants possess the inherent capacity to bridge innate and adaptive immune …
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Prematriculation Immunization Policies: A Survey of Kentucky Colleges and Universities
Immunizations for vaccine preventable diseases are ordinarily completed by young adulthood, and the school system is typically the institution required to determine compliance with state immunization requirements prior to enrollment. In recent years, outbreaks of measles on college campuses across …
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Characterization and Analysis of Anti-Metatype Antibodies
Immunizations of high affinity anti-fluorescein monoclonal antibody 4-4-20 affinity-labeled with fluorescein 5-isothiocyanate into rabbit elicited antibodies specific for the liganded conformation of 4-4-20. Termed anti-metatype antibodies, this polyclonal reagent also demonstrated the unique …
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An International Spatial Analysis of the Welfare Spending’s Influence on Measles Immunization
… that explores welfare spending in relation to immunizations. A theoretical model manuscript combines the Levels of Prevention model and the Ecological model for Health Promotion to outline relationships between the concepts of interest. The methodology manuscript outlines an analytical approach …
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Epidemiological Efficiency, Organization and Immunization Management in the Varna Region /// Епидемиологична ефективност, организация и управление на имунизационното дело във Варненска област
… and channels the epidemiological efficiency of immunizations. An applied program for improving the epidemiological efficiency of the immunization process in Varna region has been developed. The developed Structural model and its resulting Practical application programme, contribute to the …
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Overcoming Parental Consent: How can International Human Rights Law be used to Protect a Child’s Right to Health in Childhood Immunization Cases?
… this conflict is an issue of law. Childhood immunizations are the first line of defence for a child and as such, should be considered a basic human right that needs to be protected. By denying this right to the child, it infringes on that child’s right to health and right to life. This should …
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Comparison of current evidence from randomized clinical trials and observational studies for immunogenicity in variable meningococcal C vaccine schedules in children, adolescents, and adults
… Combined vaccinations with routine childhood immunizations were well tolerated. Available evidence suggests that 2 or fewer doses during infancy is highly effective and immunogenic, even beginning as early as 2 months of age. In nearly all schedules, tetanus toxid (TT) carrier vaccines were …
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Family Environments that Promote the Immunization of At-Risk Children
… humans as naturally seeking optimal health. Immunizations are a health promotion activity that parents can provide for their children to protect them from devastating childhood diseases.<br> The data was coded on three levels to determine the factors that motivate parents to immunize their …
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