'On the spot' vaccination: Does it work?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-67

  Burgess, M A ^a   Levy, M ^b   Alperstein, G ^c   Mira, M ^d   Bek, M ^e   Isaacs, D ^a   Kakakios, A ^a   Fasher, B ^a   Hanson, R ^a   Kilham, H ^a   Malcolm, M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c Queen Mary Building   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^e Central Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunization; Opportunistic immunization; Opportunistic vaccination; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION;

EID: 9244255312     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb01545.x     Document Type: Article

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