Teaching mothers about childhood immunizations

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 253-256

  Evers, Deborah B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Health promotion; Immunization; Parental knowledge; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PUBLICATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PAMPHLETS; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035461341     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200109000-00008     Document Type: Article

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