Delayed vaccination and related predictors among infants

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 65-71

  Poorolajal, J ^a,b   Khazaei, S ^b   Kousehlou, Z ^b   Bathaei, S J ^c   Zahiri, A ^c  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Immunization; Infant; Iran; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867708791     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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