Has routine immunisation in Africa become endangered?

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 655-656

  Berhane, Yemane ^a   Clements, C John ^b   Ndiaye, Jean Michel ^c   Taylor, Patricia ^a  

^a ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c JSI Research and Training Institute Inc ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

AFRICA; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MEASLES; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; VACCINATION;

EID: 70349991455     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70268-3     Document Type: Letter

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