Causes of immunization failure in DPT vaccination in urban and rural areas of Peshawar

Journal of Medical Sciences (Peshawar)

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 187-191

  Naeem, Mohammad ^a   Abbas, Syed Hussain ^a   Gul, Seema ^a   Adil, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Muhammad Zia Ul Islam ^a   Khan, Muhammad Saleem ^a  

^a KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Childhood immunization; DPT; EPI Pakistan

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERTUSSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; TETANUS; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; VACCINE FAILURE;

EID: 84874962889     PISSN: 19973438     EISSN: 19973446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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