Impact of measles elimination activities on immunization services and health systems: Findings from six countries

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Hanvoravongchai, P ^a   Mounier Jack, S ^a   Oliveira Cruz, V ^a   Balabanova, D ^a   Biellik, R ^b   Kitaw, Y ^c   Koehlmoos, T ^d   Loureiro, S ^e   Molla, M ^f   Nguyen, H ^g   Ongolo Zogo, P ^h   Sadykova, U ⁱ   Sarma, H ^d   Teixeira, M ^e   Uddin, J ^d   Dabbagh, A ^j   Griffiths, U K ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Department   (Switzerland)

^c Independent Department   (Ethiopia)

^d ICDDRB Division of Health Systems and Infectious Diseases   (Bangladesh)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^h YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

ⁱ WHO ^*

^j WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED MEASLES ELIMINATION ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; BRAZIL; CAMEROON; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ETHIOPIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TAJIKISTAN; VIET NAM; AFRICA; ASIA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

MEASLES VACCINE;

AFRICA; ASIA; BRAZIL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79960851883     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir091     Document Type: Article

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