An effective and doable interventional strategy to enhance vaccination coverage — Are we ready to change?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1719-1722

  Afzal, Muhammad ^a   Yaqub, Asma ^a   Khalid, Sobia ^a   Safdar, Fatima ^a   Ikram, Madeeha ^a   Siddiqui, Hina Batool ^a  

^a Rawal Institute of Health Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

EPI; Immunisation; Reminder calls; Vaccination coverage

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PAKISTAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; PAKISTAN; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

EID: 85031031334     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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