Attitudes and subjective norms: Determinants of parents' intentions to reduce childhood fever with medications

Health Education Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-545

  Walsh, A ^a   Edwards, H ^a   Fraser, J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHOBIA; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67449111255     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn055     Document Type: Article

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