Effects of a web based decision aid on parental attitudes to MMR vaccination: A before and after study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7534, 2006, Pages 146-148

  Wallace, Cate ^a   Leask, Julie ^a   Trevena, Lyndal J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; AUTISM; DECISION MAKING; DRUG SAFETY; ENTEROPATHY; GUILT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEASLES; MUMPS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUBELLA; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; VACCINATION;

EID: 31344446911     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38678.681840.68     Document Type: Article

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