Australian immunisation registers: Established foundations and opportunities for improvement

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Chin, L K ^a   Crawford, N W ^b,c   Rowles, G ^d   Buttery, J P ^a,b,e  

^a MONASH CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Riddell Country Practice   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNISATION REGISTER; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; Q FEVER; REGISTER; VACCINATION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 84862647547     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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