Vaccination timeliness in children under India's universal immunization program

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 955-960

  Shrivastwa, Nijika ^a   Gillespie, Brenda W ^a   Lepkowski, James M ^a   Boulton, Matthew L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood immunization; developing country; vaccination timeliness

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES VACCINATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84969771738     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001223     Document Type: Article

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