A systems approach to improving timeliness of immunisation

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 3669-3674

  Bailie, Ross S ^a   Si, Damin ^a   Dowden, Michelle C ^a   Selvey, Christine E ^b   Kennedy, Catherine ^c   Cox, Rhonda ^d   O'Donoghue, Lynette ^a   Liddle, Helen ^a   Connors, Christine M ^e   Thompson, Sandra ^d,f   Burke, Hugh ^c   Brown, Alex ^a,g  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^f Aboriginal Health Council of WA   (Australia)

^g BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health systems; Immunisation timeliness; Indigenous health; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 67349206920     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.02.068     Document Type: Article

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