Home vaccination for children behind in their immunisation schedule: A randomised controlled trial

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 487-490

  Bond, Lyndal M ^a   Nolan, Terry M ^a   Lester, Rosemary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Infectious Diseases Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032543117     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb141411.x     Document Type: Article

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