Consent for Adolescent Vaccination: Issues and Current Practices.

Gordon, Todd E.; Zook, Eric G.; Averhoff, Francisco M.; Williams, Walter W.

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ERIC Number: EJ556262

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Consent for Adolescent Vaccination: Issues and Current Practices.

Gordon, Todd E.; Zook, Eric G.; Averhoff, Francisco M.; Williams, Walter W.

Journal of School Health, v67 n7 p259-64 Sep 1997

This study examined state adolescent immunization requirements and the regulatory context in which immunization programs operate, identifying current state regulations on informed parental consent. Data from the LEXIS-NEXIS legal database and surveys of state immunization program officials indicated that parental consent was standard in 43 states. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Disease Control, Health Promotion, Immunization Programs, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, State Regulation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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