Role of health communications in Russia's diphtheria immunization program

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Porter, Robert W ^a   Steinglass, Robert ^b,f   Kaiser, Javaid ^a   Olkhovsky, Paul ^a   Rasmuson, Mark ^a,f   Dzhatdoeva, Fatima A ^c   Fishman, Boris ^d   Bragina, Vera ^e  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^c Independent University   (Russian Federation)

^d Novgorod Ctr for Prev Medicine   (Russian Federation)

^e Novgorod Dept of Sanitary and E   (Russian Federation)

^f BASICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIPHTHERIA; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS VACCINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUSSIA; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINATION; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 0034093793     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315566     Document Type: Article

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