Advances in childhood immunisation in South Africa: Where to now? Programme managers views and evidence from systematic reviews

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Wiysonge, Charles Shey ^a   Ngcobo, Nthombenhle J ^b   Jeena, Prakash M ^c   Madhi, Shabir A ^d   Schoub, Barry D ^d   Hawkridge, Anthony ^a   Shey, Muki S ^e   Hussey, Gregory D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864333971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-578     Document Type: Review

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