Perspectives on polio and immunization in Northern Nigeria

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1857-1869

  Renne, Elisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Eradication; Immunization; Nigeria; Poliomyelitis; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

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

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; IMMUNIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFERTILITY; LIVING DONOR; MALARIA; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

AFRICA; KADUNA [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; ZARIA;

POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 33746789517     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.025     Document Type: Article

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