Are European immunisation programmes recession proof?

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2011, Pages

  O'Flanagan, D ^a   Levy Bruhl D ^b   Salmaso, S ^c  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (France)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG INFORMATION; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEDICAL CARE; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955934736     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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