National Family Health Survey-3 reported low full-immunization coverage rates in Andhra Pradesh, India: Who is to be blamed?

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-495

  Chandran, S Anil ^a   Ramachandra, Srikrishna S ^a,c   Sekhar, P Satya ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b Indian Institute of Health and Family Welfare   (India)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

immunization; methods

Indexed keywords

FAMILY HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 81855194751     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdr022     Document Type: Review

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