Rehabilitation of the expanded programme on immunization in Sudan following a poliomyelitis outbreak

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-341

  ElZein, H A ^a   Birmingham, M E ^b   Karrar, Z A ^c   Elhassan, A A ^a   Omer, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; IMMUNIZATION;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLIOMYELITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDAN;

AFRICA; AGE FACTORS; ARAB COUNTRIES; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DECENTRALIZATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROGRAMS; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFECTIONS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; MEASLES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; NORTHERN AFRICA; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POLIOMYELITIS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; SUDAN; TETANUS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; VIRAL DISEASES; YOUTH;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS; SUDAN; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID;

SUDAN;

EID: 0031721567     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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