Factors associated with immunisation coverage and timeliness in New Zealand

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 572, 2010, Pages 180-186

  Grant, Cameron C ^a   Turner, Nikki M ^b   York, Deon G ^b   Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^c   Petousis Harris, Helen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Immunisation Advisory Centre   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Family practice; Immunisation; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 77951601934     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X483535     Document Type: Article

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