The moral case for the routine vaccination of children in developed and developing countries

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1029-1033

  Dawson, Angus ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; JUSTICE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MORALS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 79959530821     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0301     Document Type: Article

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