Japan's immunisation policy in routine, pandemic and post-tsunami situations

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1126-1131

  Murashige, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS VACCINE; MEASLES RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CHOLERA; COMPENSATION; CRIMINAL LAW; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG INDUSTRY; FUNDING; HAEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; JAPAN; MEASLES; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PANDEMIC; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PARALYTIC POLIOMYELITIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TSUNAMI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EARTHQUAKES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; TSUNAMIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054706522     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02766.x     Document Type: Review

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