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Measles supplemental immunization activities improve measles vaccine coverage and equity: Evidence from Kenya, 2002

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  • Vijayaraghavan, Maya
  • Martin, Rebecca M.
  • Sangrujee, Nalinee
  • Kimani, Geoffrey N.
  • Oyombe, Sammy
  • Kalu, Akpaka
  • Runyago, Alfred
  • Wanjau, George
  • Cairns, Lisa
  • Muchiri, Steven N.

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  • Vijayaraghavan, Maya & Martin, Rebecca M. & Sangrujee, Nalinee & Kimani, Geoffrey N. & Oyombe, Sammy & Kalu, Akpaka & Runyago, Alfred & Wanjau, George & Cairns, Lisa & Muchiri, Steven N., 2007. "Measles supplemental immunization activities improve measles vaccine coverage and equity: Evidence from Kenya, 2002," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(1), pages 27-36, September.
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    2. Driessen, Julia & Olson, Zachary D. & Jamison, Dean T. & Verguet, Stéphane, 2015. "Comparing the health and social protection effects of measles vaccination strategies in Ethiopia: An extended cost-effectiveness analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 115-122.

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