Fear of injections is a reason for not to vaccinate their children, say caretakers

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-143

  Logullo, Patricia ^a   de Carvalho, Heráclito Barbosa ^a   Saconi, Renata ^a   Massad, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Communication; Communications media; Compliance; Guideline adherence; Measles vaccine

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

BRAZIL; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEAR; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

CHILD; FEAR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 37349081305     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.09.075     Document Type: Letter

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