Timeliness of childhood vaccinations in 31 low and middle-income countries

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Akmatov, M K ^a   Mikolajczyk, Rafael T ^b,c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHILD HEALTH; DATA SET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84864011858     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.124651     Document Type: Article

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