Applying an equity lens in the decade of vaccines

Vaccine

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL2, 2013, Pages

  Brearley, Lara ^a   Eggers, Rudi ^b   Steinglass, Robert ^c   Vandelaer, Jos ^d  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^d UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Decade of Vaccines; Equity; Global Vaccine Action Plan; Health systems; Immunisation; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84876712444     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.088     Document Type: Review

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