Improving vaccination status of children under five through health education

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 610-613

  Anjum, Qudsia ^a   Omair, Aamir ^a   Inam, S N Bazmi ^a   Ahmed, Yousuf ^a   Usman, Yaseen ^a   Shaikh, Shazia ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BCG VACCINATION; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MOTHERS; PAKISTAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 13244295396     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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