Survey of the status of self-paid varicella vaccination among children one to six years of age in Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-115

  Liao, Sui Ling ^a   Huang, Tsuimi ^b,c   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,d   Jiang, Donald Dah Shyong ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Public Health Bureau Taoyuan County Government   (Taiwan)

^c CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chickenpox vaccine; Immunization; Patient acceptance of health care; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHICKENPOX; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 34347245998     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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