An evaluation of the 2012 measles mass vaccination campaign in Guinea

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Tatou Doumtsop, Jean Gerard ^b,c   Roland Malano, Emmanuel ^a   Telly Diallo, Ibrahima ^a   Sirimah, Camara ^a  

^a Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene   (Guinea)

^b WHO Country Office   (Guinea)

^c Ministry of Public health Cameroon   (Guinea)

Author keywords

Coverage; Evaluation; Immunization; Measles; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GUINEA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84892866000     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.4.2475     Document Type: Article

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