| This Article | |
 | |
 | Full Version |
| |
| Services | |
| |
| E-mail this link to a friend |
| Add to My File Cabinet |
| Download to citation manager |
|
|
|
Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Appendices |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
The following text is from an archived Red Book® edition and may not reflect current recommendations or information. To view the current edition, click here.
Section 1. Active and Passive Immunization
SOURCES OF VACCINE INFORMATION
In addition to the Red Book, which is published at intervals of approximately 3 years, physicians should use the scientific literature and other sources for data or answers to specific questions encountered in practice. These sources include the following:
Pediatrics. Statements developed by the Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID) giving updated recommendations are published in Pediatrics between editions of the Red Book. Access to policy statements also may be gained through the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Web site (http://www.aap.org/).
The updated national immunization schedule is published annually in the January issue of Pediatrics, as well as in other sources (see Scheduling Immunizations, p 20).
AAP News. Policy statements (or statement summaries) from the
         |
| Site Requirements | Privacy Policy | Core Values, Vision, and Mission Statement | ||
| The recommendations in this online publication do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate. | ||
| Copyright © 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics |  |
|