Uptake of varicella vaccine - A cross sectional survey of parental attitudes to nationally recommended but unfunded varicella immunisation

Vaccine

Volumn 23, Issue 46-47, 2005, Pages 5389-5397

  Marshall, Helen ^a,b   Ryan, Philip ^b   Roberton, Don ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Parental attitudes; Vaccine uptake; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 27644528846     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.05.033     Document Type: Article

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