"it's your most precious thing": Worst-case thinking, trust, and parental decision making about vaccinations

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-229

  Senier, Laura ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41549150382     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2008.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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