Health infrastructure & immunization coverage in rural India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-42

  Datar, Ashlesha ^a   Mukherji, Arnab ^a   Sood, Neeraj ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health workers; Health infrastructure; Immunization; India; Polio

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33947153911     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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