Factors affecting routine immunization coverage among children aged 12-59 months in Lao PDR after regional polio eradication in Western Pacific Region

BioScience Trends

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-51

  Maekawa, Masaharu ^a   Douangmala, Somthana ^b   Sakisaka, Kayako ^c   Takahashi, Kenzoh ^d   Phathammavong, Outavong ^a   Xeuatvongsa, Anonh ^e   Kuroiwa, Chushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Cabinet of the Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^c KEISEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Ministry of Health   (Laos)

Author keywords

Campaign; Polio eradication; Primary health care; Routine immunization; Stagnation of vaccine coverage

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 77952304156     PISSN: 18817815     EISSN: 18817823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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