Immunization Programs
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Coverage of and influences on timely administration of hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in remote rural areas of the People's Republic of China.

30 Oct 2009 A survey was conducted in 2006 to assess the coverage and timeliness of the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine (HepB(1)) and related influences among children in rural areas of Guangxi, Guizhou, Tibet, and Shaanxi provinces, People's Republic of ... Read more...

Cost-benefit analysis of a rotavirus immunization program in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The availability of rotavirus vaccines makes the implementation of a national immunization program an important decision requiring economic considerations. METHODS: A cost-benefit analysis of a national rotavirus immunization program in ... Read more...

Rotavirus disease burden and impact and cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus vaccination program in kenya.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The projected impact and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination are important for supporting rotavirus vaccine introduction in Africa, where limited health intervention funds are available. METHODS: Hospital records, health ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Immunization Programs'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Avoiding Guillan-Barré Syndrome following swine origin pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza vaccination. 13 Nov 2009
• Coverage of and influences on timely administration of hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in remote rural areas of the People's Republic of China. 30 Oct 2009
• Cost-benefit analysis of a rotavirus immunization program in the Arab Republic of Egypt. 30 Oct 2009
• Rotavirus disease burden and impact and cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus vaccination program in kenya. 30 Oct 2009
• Rotavirus vaccines for infants in developing countries in Africa and Asia: considerations from a world health organization-sponsored consultation. 30 Oct 2009
• A review of rotavirus infection in and vaccination of human immunodeficiency virus-infected children. 30 Oct 2009
• Projected Impact of the new rotavirus vaccination program on hospitalizations for gastroenteritis and rotavirus disease among US children <5 years of age during 2006-2015. 30 Oct 2009
• Assessing the effectiveness and public health impact of rotavirus vaccines after introduction in immunization programs. 30 Oct 2009
• Costs of diarrheal disease and the cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus vaccination program in kyrgyzstan. 30 Oct 2009
• Rotavirus gastroenteritis in uzbekistan: implications for vaccine policy in central Asia. 30 Oct 2009
• Meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication, June 2009. 28 Oct 2009
• Vaccines and the world of child health. 22 Oct 2009
• Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication--Nigeria, January 2008-July 2009. 21 Oct 2009
• Potential cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus immunization program in rural China. 13 Oct 2009
• Taking the service to the young people: a study and analysis of a clinic specifically set up for HPV vaccination provision. 29 Sep 2009
• Compliance with multiple-dose vaccine schedules among older children, adolescents, and adults: results from a vaccine safety datalink study. 29 Sep 2009
• Pandemic influenza and jail facilities and populations. 29 Sep 2009
• Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infancy. 14 Sep 2009
• Immunization programs for infants, children, adolescents, and adults: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 13 Sep 2009
• Varicella: epidemiological aspects and vaccination coverage in the Veneto Region. 6 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Immunization Programs'

Definition: Organized services to administer immunization procedures in the prevention of various diseases. The programs are made available over a wide range of sites: schools, hospitals, public health agencies, voluntary health agencies, etc. They are administered to an equally wide range of population groups or on various administrative levels: community, municipal, state, national, international.

Descriptor UI: D017589

Alternative terms: Immunization Programs; Immunization Program; Program, Immunization; Programs, Immunization;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.143.827.608; N02.421.726.608;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific dis /prev (IM) or specific vaccine or other type of immunization (IM); specify geog if pertinent