Understanding vaccination resistance: Moving beyond risk

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-283

  Hobson West, Pru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunisation; Policy; Resistance; Risk; Trust; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG SAFETY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENT COUNSELING; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

EID: 0344898908     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570310001606978     Document Type: Article

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