The social shaping of childhood vaccination practice in rural and urban Gambia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 373-391

  Cassell, J A ^a   Leach, M ^b   Fairhead, J R ^b   Small, M ^c   Mercer, C H ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Culture; Demand; Gambia; Immunization; Inequality; Knowledge; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GAMBIA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MOTHER; POLICY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

DATA COLLECTION; GAMBIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 33750108130     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czl020     Document Type: Review

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