School-based vaccination: A systematic review of process evaluations

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 52, 2011, Pages 9588-9599

  Cooper Robbins, Spring Chenoa ^a,b   Ward, Kirsten ^b   Skinner, S Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance   (Australia)

Author keywords

Implementation; Process evaluation; Program evaluation; School based vaccination; Systematic review; Vaccine delivery

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

CHICKENPOX; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEPATITIS B; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; META ANALYSIS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; SCHOOLS; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 82555187046     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.10.033     Document Type: Review

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