2005 and 2006 seasonal influenza vaccination coverage rates in 10 countries in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-101

  De Lataillade, Camille ^a   Auvergne, Stéphane ^a   Delannoy, Isabelle ^a  

^a SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Job strain; Job stress; Policy; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 65249137655     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2008.40     Document Type: Article

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