Single-dose versus multi-dose vaccine vials for immunization programmes in developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 726-731

  Drain, Paul K ^a   Nelson, Carib M ^a   Lloyd, John S ^b  

^a PATH   (United States)

^b Children's Vaccine Program at PATH   (France)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Dosage forms; Immunization programs; Injections standards; Vaccines administration and dosage economics

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE;

DEVELOPING WORLD; IMMUNIZATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); VACCINATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREFILLED AUTO DISABLE SYRINGE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SYRINGE; VACCINATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INJECTIONS; SYRINGES; VACCINES; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 0242596641     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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