Supplementary polio immunization activities and prior use of routine immunization services in non-polio-endemic sub-Saharan Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 495-503

  Helleringer, Stephane ^a   Frimpong, Jemima A ^a   Abdelwahab, Jalaa ^b   Asuming, Patrick ^a   Touré, Hamadassalia ^b   Awoonor Williams, John Koku ^c   Abachie, Thomas ^c   Guidetti, Flavia ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 84863330745     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.092494     Document Type: Article

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