Vaccine risk/benefit communication: Effect of an educational package for public health nurses

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 787-801

  Davis, Terry C ^a,d   Fredrickson, Doren D ^b   Kennen, Estela M ^a   Humiston, Sharon G ^c   Arnold, Connie L ^a   Quinlin, Mackey S ^a   Bocchini Jr , Joseph A ^a  

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

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood immunization; Health education; Literacy; Public health; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; KANSAS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NURSE'S ROLE; PAMPHLETS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VACCINES;

EID: 33750918836     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198106288996     Document Type: Article

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