Routine immunization services in Pakistan: Seeing beyond the numbers;Les services de vaccination systématique au Pakistan: Voir au-delà des chiffres

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 201-211

  Husain, S ^a   Omer, S B ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DISEASE ERADICATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MANAGEMENT; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; REVIEW; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84975138373     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2016.22.3.201     Document Type: Review

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