Tapping midwives' views about the neonatal hepatitis B vaccine: How welcome is a move towards a health promoting orientation?

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-163

  Pearce, Christine ^a   Leask, Julie ^b   Ritchie, Jan ^c  

^a Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Hepatitis B; Immunisation programs; Midwifery; Newborn; Qualitative; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 49549104157     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he08161     Document Type: Article

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