Income transfer policies and the impacts on the immunization of children: the Bolsa Família Program Programas de transferência de renda e impactos na imunização das crianças: o Programa Bolsa Família

This paper investigates the impact of the Bolsa Família Program on the immunization of children from 0 to 6 years of age in Brazil and its regions. The Bolsa Família program is a conditional cash transfer program. One of its conditionalities is the compliance of children with the immunization schedu...

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Main Authors: Mônica Viegas Andrade, Flávia Chein, Laetícia Rodrigues de Souza, Jaume Puig-Junoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2012-07-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2012000700013