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As a result of this program, there was a significant improvement in vaccination percentage at the time of hospital discharge in this group of urban preschool-aged children. The development of an immunization program to vaccinate hospitalized preschool children is an opportunity to immunize in the urban setting where there is a high prevalence of underimmunization. In addition, it provides an opening for educational programs for families, nurses, and housestaff and linkage to the community PCPs.
Bell et al. (Fri,) studied this question.