Assessing strategies for increasing urban routine immunization coverage of childhood vaccines in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review of peer-reviewed literature

Vaccine

Volumn 34, Issue 46, 2016, Pages 5495-5503

  Nelson, Kristin N ^a   Wallace, Aaron S ^a,b   Sodha, Samir V ^b   Daniels, Danni ^b   Dietz, Vance ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Immunization; Slum; Urban; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

CLINICAL INDICATOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; PEER REVIEW; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; AFRICA; CHILD; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INCOME; POVERTY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

AFRICA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD; CITIES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCOME; POVERTY AREAS; VACCINATION COVERAGE; VACCINES;

EID: 84992389917     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.09.038     Document Type: Review

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