Measuring vaccination coverage in a hard to reach minority

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 359-364

  Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M ^a,b   Hautvast, Jeannine L A ^a   Van Ansem, Wilke J C ^a   Akkermans, Reinier P ^a   Van'T Spijker, Kees ^c   Hulscher, Marlies E J L ^a   Van Der Velden, Koos ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Municipal Health Service GGD Rivierenland   (Netherlands)

^c NPV Dutch Patients' Association   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NETHERLANDS; PROTESTANTISM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861602189     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr081     Document Type: Article

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