Improving immunization equity through a public-private partnership in Cambodia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 661-667

  Schwartz, J Brad ^a   Bhushan, Indu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Child; Contract services; Delivery of health care methods; Immunization programs organization and administration; Multivariate analysis; Nongovernmental organizations; Primary health care; Public sector; Social justice; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

EQUITY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CONTRACT; COOPERATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CAMBODIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 4644359932     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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