Parents' reported reasons for avoiding MMR vaccination: A telephone survey

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 149-153

  Dannetun, Eva ^a,d   Tegnell, Anders ^b   Hermansson, Göran ^c   Giesecke, Johan ^d  

^a Landstinget i Östergötland ^*  (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c Central Unit of Child Health Care   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; MMR; Parents; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SWEDEN; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SWEDEN; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 25844432456     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430510031306     Document Type: Article

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