For better immunisation coverage, measure coverage better

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9515, 2006, Pages 965-966

  Papania, Mark ^a   Rodewald, Lance ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; ISRAEL; MEASLES; NOTE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER;

EID: 33645101616     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68403-1     Document Type: Note

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