Knowledge of mothers about children's immunization status in the urban areas of Islamabad

Rawal Medical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-35

  Adil, Malik Muhammad ^a,b   Zubair, Muhammad ^a   Alam, Ali Yawar ^a   Khan, Samira Muitaba ^a   Ishtiaque, Zeeshan Bin ^a   Quereshi, Akhtar Ali ^a  

^a SHIFA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

^b SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

EPI; Immunization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77953472114     PISSN: 03035212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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