Vaccine storage in the community: A study in central Italy

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 352-355

  Grasso, M ^a   Ripabelli, G ^a   Sammarco, M L ^a   Manfredi Selvaggi, T M ^b   Quaranta, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG TRANSPORT; FOOD STORAGE; IMMUNIZATION; ITALY; REFRIGERATOR; THERMOMETER;

DOCUMENTATION; DRUG STORAGE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; ITALY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFRIGERATION; VACCINES;

EID: 0032979183     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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