European citizens' opinions on immunisation

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 411-418

  Moran, Nicola ^a   Shickle, Darren ^b   Richardson, Erica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunisation; Parental choice; State compulsion

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RUBELLA; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 37548999763     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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