Routine immunization: India's Achilles' heel!

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 625-628

  Agarwal, R K ^a  

^a RK Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; VACCINATION;

EID: 48949092196     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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