Child immunization in Vietnam: Situation and barriers to coverage

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-58

  Minh Thang, Nguyen ^a   Bhushan, Indu ^b   Bloom, Erik ^b   Bonu, Sekhar ^b  

^a US Agency for International Development   (Viet Nam)

^b ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INVESTMENT; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MINORITY GROUP; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEVISION VIEWING; VIET NAM; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFANT; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION; VIETNAM; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 34247505651     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932006001234     Document Type: Article

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