Tetanus immunization among adolescent girls in rural Haryana

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 255-258

  Singh, Amarjeet ^a   Arora, Arvinder Kaur ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Immunization; Tetanus (neonatorum)

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN TETANUS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0034025823     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02758163     Document Type: Article

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