Lessons learned from the development of a new methodology to assess missed opportunities for vaccination in Latin America and the Caribbean

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Velandia González, Martha ^a   Trumbo, Silas Pierson ^b   Díaz Ortega, José Luis ^c   Bravo Alcántara, Pamela ^a   Danovaro Holliday, M Carolina ^a   Dietz, Vance ^d   Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtémoc ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization surveys; Missed opportunities for vaccination; National immunization programs; Undervaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; UTILIZATION;

CAREGIVERS; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; VACCINATION;

EID: 84928720724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12914-015-0043-1     Document Type: Article

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