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Assessing immunization coverage: how and why?

N Guérin
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Assessment of immunization coverage is an important part of evaluating an immunization programme and it is a useful aid in programme management and decision making. Coverage assessment should be carried out at the national and district levels. Routine methods currently used in EU countries vary and are not always accurate, and should be validated regularly by specific surveys.

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N Guérin. 1998. Assessing immunization coverage: how and why?. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0264-410x(98)00304-1

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