Vaccination legislation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-99

  Trumbo, Silas P ^a   Janusz, Cara B ^b   Jauregui, Barbara ^b   McQuestion, Mike ^c   Felix, Gabriela ^b   Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtémoc ^b   Andrus, Jon K ^b   De Quadros, Ciro ^c  

^a C/o PAHO ^*

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

immunization; public health law; vaccination law; vaccination policy; vaccine financing

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

CARIBBEAN REGION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; LATIN AMERICA; PATIENT RIGHTS;

EID: 84873973110     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.66     Document Type: Article

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