Mothers and vaccination: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour in Italy

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 224-229

  Angelillo, I F ^a   Ricciardi, G ^b   Rossi, P ^a   Pantisano, P ^c   Langiano, E ^b   Pavia, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^c ASL n 5   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; TYPHUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIRTH ORDER; DIPHTHERIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; POLIOMYELITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033050805     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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