Concerns of health providers and parents affect immunisation coverage

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1189, 2004, Pages

  Turner, Nikki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; MENZB VACCINE; VACCINE;

CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAORI; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERTUSSIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GENERAL PRACTICE; INFANT; NEWBORN; NOTE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW ZEALAND; PARENTS; VACCINATION;

EID: 1642443978     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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