Achieving comprehensive childhood immunization: An analysis of obstacles and opportunities in The Gambia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-203

  Payne, Sarah ^a   Townend, John ^b   Jasseh, Momodou ^b   Lowe Jallow, Yamundow ^c   Kampmann, Beate ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC Unit   (Gambia)

^c Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Government of The Gambia   (Gambia)

Author keywords

child; determinants; immunization; socio demographic; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84896770199     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt004     Document Type: Article

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