Childhood immunization refusal: Provider and parent perceptions

Family Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 431-439

  Fredrickson, Doren D ^a   Davis, Terry C ^b,e   Arnold, Connie L ^b   Kennen, Estela M ^b   Humiston, Sharon G ^c   Cross, J Thomas ^d   Bocchini Jr , Joseph A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d MedStudy Corporation   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; IMMUNIZATION; NURSE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LOUISIANA; NURSES; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 2642575191     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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