East African immigrant children in Australia have poor immunisation coverage

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 888-892

  Paxton, Georgia A ^a   Rice, James ^a,e   Davie, Gabrielle ^a,c   Carapetis, Jonathan R ^b   Skull, Susan A ^b,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; immunization; mass screening; refugee; seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; PARENT; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TETANUS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA, EASTERN; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEASLES; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TETANUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84055177257     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02099.x     Document Type: Article

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