A comprehensive assessment of the quality of immunization services in one major area of Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 981-992

  Perry, Henry ^a,b   Weierbach, Robert ^b   El Arifeen, Shams ^a   Hossain, Iqbal ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b BASICS   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Immunization programmes; Quality; Urban

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TETANUS; URBAN POPULATION;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0032433217     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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