Focus Groups among Public, Military, and Private Sector Mothers: Insights to Improve the Immunization Process

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 235-243

  Houseman, Clare ^a   Butterfoss, Frances D ^b   Morrow, Ardythe L ^b   Rosenthal, Jorge ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTHER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTHERS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 0031202026     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1997.tb00296.x     Document Type: Article

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