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Commentary

Mainstreaming implementation science into immunization systems in the decade of vaccines: A programmatic imperative for the African Region

Abdu A. AdamuCochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa;Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3317-1319View further author information
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Aishatu L. AdamuDepartment of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria;Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Abdulkarim I. DahiruDepartment of Health Planning, Research and Statistics, Nassarawa State Ministry of Health, Nassarawa State, NigeriaView further author information
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Olalekan A. UthmanWarwick-Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery (WCAHRD), Division of Health Sciences, University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, United KingdomORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-3081View further author information
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Charles S. WiysongeCochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa;Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa;School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-4779View further author information
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Pages 2443-2446 | Received 10 Apr 2018, Accepted 27 Apr 2018, Published online: 21 Jun 2018

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