Age at first dose of measles vaccination in Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 115-119

  Berhane, Y ^a   Schluter, W W ^b   Oyewole, F ^b,c   Babaniyi, O A ^d  

^a ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^b WHO Ethiopia Country Office   (Ethiopia)

^c WHO Ghana Country Office   (Ghana)

^d WHO Ethiopia Country Representative   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70349566159     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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