Childhood immunization in rural Malawi: Time of administration and predictors of non-compliance

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-312

  Vaahtera, M ^a   Kulmala, T ^a   Maleta, K ^a   Cullinan, T ^a   Salin, M L ^a   Ashorn, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; IMMUNIZATION; RURAL AREA;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

MALAWI;

EID: 0033670665     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.2000.11748152     Document Type: Article

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