Effectiveness of the linkage of child care and maternity payments to childhood immunisation

Vaccine

Volumn 22, Issue 17-18, 2004, Pages 2345-2350

  Lawrence, Glenda L ^a   MacIntyre, C Raina ^a   Hull, Brynley P ^a   McIntyre, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child care; Financial; Immunisation; Incentive; Parent; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MOTIVATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 2442494121     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.10.038     Document Type: Article

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