Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice
Volume 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 633-642
Vaccine-preventable diseases and foreign-born populations (Review)
Nguyen G.T.* ,
Altshuler M.
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Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 2 Gates/HUP, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 833 Chestnut Street, Suite 301, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
Abstract
According to the most recent census data, foreign-born individuals account for more than 12% of the US population. Because many vaccine-preventable outbreaks in the United States have been correlated with disease importation, Congress has mandated vaccinations for numerous immigrant populations. It is essential for primary care physicians to be knowledgeable about the unique immunization-related needs of foreign-born individuals to recognize some of the cultural and linguistic challenges that immigrants have accessing health care and to remember to use each medical encounter as an opportunity to provide necessary vaccinations. © 2011 Elsevier Inc..
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-81255176951&doi=10.1016%2fj.pop.2011.07.004&partnerID=40&md5=878f5bb9651b770b1a8235d9deee3cfc
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2011.07.004
ISSN: 00954543
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English