Differential willingness to undergo smallpox vaccination among African-American and white individuals

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5 PART 1, 2004, Pages 451-455

  Micco, Ellyn ^a,d   Gurmankin, Andrea D ^b   Armstrong, Katrina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d 1139 Blockley Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Prevention; Public health; Smallpox; Vaccinations

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 2442457859     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30067.x     Document Type: Review

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