Contribution of Immunization Weeks toward improving coverage, access to services, and completion of recommended childhood vaccinations in Assam, India

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2551-2555

  Ryman, Tove K ^a   Trakroo, Ajay ^b   Ekka, J B ^c   Watkins, Margaret ^a  

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

^b The United Nations Children's Fund   (India)

^c National Rural Health Mission   (India)

Author keywords

Immunization; India; PIRI; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIPHTHERIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION WEEK; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TETANUS; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; INFANT; VACCINATION;

EID: 84858278304     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.01.084     Document Type: Article

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