Reasons for non-adherence to vaccination at mother and child care clinics (MCCs) in Lambaréné, Gabon

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 5371-5375

  Schwarz, Norbert G ^a,b   Gysels, Marjolein ^c   Pell, Christopher ^c   Gabor, Julian ^a,d   Schlie, Meike ^a,d   Issifou, Saadou ^a,d   Lell, Bertrand ^a,d   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,d   Grobusch, Martin P ^a,e   Pool, Robert ^c  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adherence; Gabon; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GABON; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 68449097944     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.06.100     Document Type: Article

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