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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139470203321

Autore

Maurice J. M. <1956->

Titolo

State of the world's vaccines and immunization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2009

ISBN

1-282-45621-0

9786612456213

92-4-068413-1

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DaveySheila

Disciplina

614.47

Soggetti

Vaccines

Communicable diseases in children - Prevention

Communicable diseases in children - Prevention - Developing countries

Vaccination of children - International cooperation

Vaccination of children - Developing countries

Vaccination of infants - Developing countries

Vaccination of infants - International cooperation

Medical policy - Developing countries

Children - Health and hygiene - Government policy - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

By John Maurice and Sheila Davey.

Imprint: "World Health Organization, UNICEF, World Bank."

Rev. ed. of: State of the world's vaccines and immunization / Sheila Davey. 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; COPYRIGHT; TITLE PAGE; Acknowledgements; Contents; PART 1: Progress and challenges in meeting global goals; Chapter 1: Immunization and human development; Chapter 2: A new chapterin vaccine development; Chapter 3: Immunization: putting vaccines to good use; Chapter 4: Investing in immunization; Chapter 5: The view from the future; PART 2: Diseases and their vaccines; References; Annex 1. Global immunization profile; BACK COVER

Sommario/riassunto

This casebook collects 64 case studies each of which raises an important and difficult ethical issue connected with planning, reviewing



or conducting health-related research. The book's purpose is to contribute to thoughtful analysis of these issues by researchers and members of research ethics committees (REC's known in some places as ethical review committees or institutional review boards) particularly those involved with studies that are conducted or sponsored internationally. . This collection is envisioned principally as a tool to aid educational programs from short workshops on research