Causes of low tetanus toxoid vaccination coverage in pregnant women in Lahore district, Pakistan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1142-1152

  Hasnain, Seema ^a   Sheikh, N H ^a  

^a ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE ABSCESS; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAKISTAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOM SAMPLE; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 37849012510     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2007.13.5.1142     Document Type: Article

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