Parents' perceived vulnerability and perceived control in preventing Meningococcal C infection: A large-scale interview study about vaccination

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Timmermans, Danielle R M ^a   Henneman, Lidewij ^a   Hirasing, Remy A ^a   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 41749100628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-45     Document Type: Article

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