Comparative performance of public and private sector delivery of BCG vaccination: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Vaccine

Volumn 32, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 4522-4528

  Wagner, Zachary ^a   Szilagyi, Peter G ^b   Sood, Neeraj ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BCG vaccine; Immunizations; Private health sector; Private sector; Sub Saharan Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; BIRTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; TUBERCULOSIS; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BCG VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84904392030     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.06.020     Document Type: Article

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