Interventions for improving coverage of child immunization in low-income and middle-income countries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Oyo Ita, Angela ^a   Nwachukwu, Chukwuemeka E ^b   Oringanje, Chioma ^a   Meremikwu, Martin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG TRANSPORT; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEASLES; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TETANUS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77950148011     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008145     Document Type: Review

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