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. 2017 Sep 5;318(9):863-864.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.9242.

Change in Medical Exemptions From Immunization in California After Elimination of Personal Belief Exemptions

Paul L Delamater  1 , Timothy F Leslie  2 , Y Tony Yang  3
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Change in Medical Exemptions From Immunization in California After Elimination of Personal Belief Exemptions

Paul L Delamater et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study evaluates the statewide change in medical exemptions in the first year under California Senate bill 277 and if medical exemptions increased in regions with high personal belief exemption use prior to its enactment.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. County-Level Change in the Percentage of Incoming Kindergarteners With a Medical Exemption From 2015 to 2016
Two counties were not included in the analysis due to data censoring.
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