Knowledge, attitude and practices of reproductive age females about tetanus toxoid vaccine: A pilot study

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 791-793

  Zeb, Amna ^a   Zaidi, Syed Ali Hyder ^a   Jehan, Imtiaz ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 34249053135     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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