Approaches to Vaccination among Populations in Areas of Conflict

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 216, Issue , 2017, Pages S368-S372

  Nnadi, Chimeremma ^a   Etsano, Andrew ^b   Uba, Belinda ^c   Ohuabunwo, Chima ^a   Melton, Musa ^c   Wa Nganda, Gatei ^a   Esapa, Lisa ^a   Bolu, Omotayo ^a   Mahoney, Frank ^a   Vertefeuille, John ^a   Wiesen, Eric ^a   Durry, Elias ^a  

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

^b National Primary Health Care Development Agency   (Nigeria)

^c Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

conflict settings; immunization; insecurity.; polio; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; CONFLICT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOMALIA; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VACCINATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; PROCEDURES; REFUGEE; WAR;

ARMED CONFLICTS; DISEASE ERADICATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; POLIOMYELITIS; REFUGEES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 85023177933     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix175     Document Type: Article

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