title: Immunization barriers and solutions.
abstract: Too many children and adults in the United States develop vaccine-preventable diseases each year. Patients, parents, and providers face a variety of barriers that cause us to fall short of our immunization goals. This article discusses ways in which providers can surmount those barriers and improve immunization rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3518 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. zimmer+@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Ilene Timko
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Richard Kent
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*