Health care provider attitudes and practices regarding adolescent immunizations: A qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-127

  Humiston, Sharon G ^a   Albertin, Christina ^a   Schaffer, Stanley ^a   Rand, Cynthia ^a   Shone, Laura P ^a   Stokley, Shannon ^b   Szilagyi, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent immunization; Health care provider attitudes; HPV vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NEW YORK; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 61349117335     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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