Vaccination of the civilian population in a country at war: It can be done; it can also be evaluated. The ICRC experience in Mozambique

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 186-188

  Coninx, R ^a   Dupuy, C ^b   Hermann, C ^b   Cruz Pires Ribeiro, G ^b   Margot, M ^c   Lucic, K ^c  

^a Intl Committee of the Red Cross   (Switzerland)

^b Intl Committee of the Red Cross   (Mozambique)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MOZAMBIQUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; WAR;

EID: 0031811547     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.3.186     Document Type: Article

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