Assessing the effectiveness of cold chain management for childhood vaccines

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 278-282

  Turner, Nikki ^a   Laws, Athene ^a   Roberts, Loretta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cold chain; Primary health care; Refrigeration; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857421048     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc11278     Document Type: Article

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