The future of routine immunization in the developing world: Challenges and opportunities

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 381-394

  Shen, Angela K ^a   Fields, Rebecca ^b   McQuestion, Mike ^c  

^a UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Maternal and Child Survival Program   (United States)

^c SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; TRENDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84990929508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00137     Document Type: Note

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