Measles outbreak associated with a church congregation: A study of immunization attitudes of congregation members

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-134

  Kennedy, Allison M ^a,b   Gust, Deborah A ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIANA; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 44049083972     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490812300205     Document Type: Article

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