Health system cost of delivering routine vaccination in low- and lower-middle income countries: What is needed over the next decade?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 382-384

  Lydon, Patrick ^a   Gandhi, Gian ^b   Vandelaer, Jos ^b   Okwo Bele, Jean Marie ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCOME; NOTE; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFECTION CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84899746821     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.130146     Document Type: Note

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