Ethics and vaccination

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 172-178

  Krantz, Ingela ^a   Nilstun, Tore ^a   Sachs, Lisbeth ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

autonomy; ethics; justice; measles; public health; solidarity; vaccination

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONSULTATION; ENTEROPATHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JUSTICE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORALITY; MUMPS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RUBELLA; SWEDEN; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CHILD WELFARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INFANT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VACCINATION;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SWEDEN; VACCINATION;

EID: 3543113762     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940310018192     Document Type: Article

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