Expanding and improving urban outreach immunization in Patna, India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 292-299

  Pradhan, Narottam ^a   Ryman, Tove K ^b   Varkey, Sherin ^a   Ranjan, Alok ^a   Gupta, Satish K ^a   Krishna, Gopal ^c   Swetanki, R P ^c   Young, Randall ^b  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Unicef Country Office ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Immunization; Outreach; Patna; Urban

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RESOURCE; IMMUNIZATION; LOGISTICS; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

BIHAR; INDIA; PATNA;

EID: 84857364745     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02916.x     Document Type: Article

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