The impact of polio eradication on routine immunization and primary health care: A mixed-methods study

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S504-S513

  Closser, Svea ^a   Cox, Kelly ^a   Parris, Thomas M ^b   Landis, R Matthew ^b   Justice, Judith ^c   Gopinath, Ranjani ^g   Maes, Kenneth ^d   Amaha, Hailom Banteyerga ⁱ   Mohammed, Ismaila Zango ^j   Mohammed Dukku, Aminu ^j   Omidian, Patricia A ^e   Varley, Emma ^k   Tedoff, Pauley ^a   Koon, Adam D ^m   Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia ⁿ   Luck, Matthew A ^b   Pont, W Frank ^b   Neergheen, Vanessa ^a   Rosenthal, Anat ^o   Nsubuga, Peter ^f   Thacker, Naveen ^h   Jooma, Rashid ^l   Nuttall, Elizabeth ^a   more..

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ISciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Independent Consultant   (United States)

^f Global Public Health Solutions   (United States)

^g Freelance Consultant   (India)

^h Deep Children Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

ⁱ ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^j BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^k HEALTH SERVICES ACADEMY   (Pakistan)

^l AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^m LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^o MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

more..

Author keywords

eradication; health systems; poliomyelitis; routine immunization

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INSURANCE; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTH ASIA; DISEASE ERADICATION; PROCEDURES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UTILIZATION;

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; DISEASE ERADICATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84910682831     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit232     Document Type: Article

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