A national survey to understand why physicians defer childhood immunizations

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 657-664

  Zimmerman, Richard Kent ^a   Schlesselman, James J ^a   Baird, Allison L ^a   Mieczkowski, Tammy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030811284     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170440019004     Document Type: Article

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