Parental attitudes toward varicella vaccination

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 302-306

  Taylor, James A ^a   Newman, Robert D ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0034090847     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.3.302     Document Type: Article

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