Immunization

International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 530-547

  Lewis, R ^a   Zaffran, M ^b   Melgaard, B ^b  

^a GAVI Alliance   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Immunization; Immunization financing; Immunization programs; Immunization technologies; Vaccination; Vaccine cold chain; Vaccine delivery; Vaccine financing; Vaccine preventable diseases; Vaccine quality; Vaccine regulations; Vaccine safety; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049088915     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00526-8     Document Type: Chapter

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