Health system barriers and levers in implementation of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in Pakistan: An evidence informed situation analysis

Public Health Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Shaikh, Babar Tasneem ^a   Haq, Zaeem Ul ^b   Tran, Nhan ^c   Hafeez, Assad ^a  

^a HEALTH SERVICES ACADEMY   (Pakistan)

^b Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs   (Pakistan)

^c Alliance Hlth Plcy and Syst Res   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child health; Health system; Immunization; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

EID: 85053512502     PISSN: 03010422     EISSN: 21076952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40985-018-0103-x     Document Type: Review

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