Political epidemiology: Strengthening socio-political analysis for mass immunisation - lessons from the smallpox and polio programmes

Global Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 546-560

  Taylor, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mass immunisation; Polio; Smallpox; Socio political analysis

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RELIGION; SMALLPOX; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS VACCINATION; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; POLITICS; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VACCINE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70849120121     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690701727850     Document Type: Article

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