title: What's new in child and adolescent immunizations?
abstract: Nurse practitioners can play a critical role in minimizing vaccine-preventable diseases by keeping abreast of changes in immunization schedules and recommendations, minimizing barriers to immunizations, and advocating for children, adolescents and families.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee College of Nursing, Knoxville, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Niederhauser
authors.forename: Dian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000639:trends*; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States