A study on determinants of immunization coverage among 12-23 months old children in urban slums of Lucknow district, India

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 598-606

  Nath, Bhola ^a,b   Singh, J ^a   Awasthi, Shally ^a   Bhushan, Vidya ^a   Kumar, Vishwajeet ^a   Singh, S ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KGMU JHU Collaborative Projects ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Coverage evaluation; Dropout; Primary immunization

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TETANUS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 36348973997     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.37046     Document Type: Article

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