Informing education policy on MMR: Balancing individual freedoms and collective responsibilities for the promotion of public health

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-58

  Wood Harper, Janice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collective reponsibility; Education policy; Enforcement of vaccination; Health promotion; MMR; Parents' rights

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALTRUISM; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 12244268689     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733005ne757oa     Document Type: Review

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