Understanding and Predicting Parental Decisions about Early Childhood Immunizations

Health Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-41

  Wroe, Abigail L ^a,b   Turner, Nikki ^a   Salkovskis, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Immunization; Omission bias; Regret; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PREDICTION; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1642579617     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.23.1.33     Document Type: Article

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