Effects of extra immunization efforts on routine immunization at district level in Pakistan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 745-752

  Hong, Rathavuth ^a   Banta, J E ^b  

^a MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NEWBORN CARE; PAKISTAN; PERTUSSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRICITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TELEVISION; TETANUS; UNITED NATIONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 33646166069     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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