University students immunized and not immunized for measles: A comparison of beliefs, attitudes, and perceived barriers and benefits

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Pielak, Karen L ^a   Hilton, Ann ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0038690223     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405065     Document Type: Article

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