Lot Quality assurance sampling to monitor supplemental immunization activity quality: An essential tool for improving performance in polio endemic countries

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S333-S340

  Brown, Alexandra E ^a,f   Okayasu, Hiromasa ^a   Nzioki, Michael M ^b   Wadood, Mufti Z ^c   Chabot Couture, Guillaume ^d   Quddus, Arshad ^e   Walker, George ^a   Sutter, Roland W ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b WHO   (Nigeria)

^c WHO Country Office   (Pakistan)

^d INSTITUTE FOR DISEASE MODELING   (United States)

^e WHO Country Office   (Afghanistan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

independent monitoring; lot quality assurance sampling; mobile phones; poliovirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOT QUALITY ASSURANCE SAMPLING; POLIOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VACCINATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; IMMUNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; LOT QUALITY ASSURANCE SAMPLING; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 84910661234     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit816     Document Type: Article

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