Too little but not too late: Results of a literature review to improve routine immunization programs in developing countries

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ryman, Tove K ^a   Dietz, Vance ^a   Cairns, K Lisa ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FUNDING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CONSUMER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 47649109682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-134     Document Type: Article

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