Mothers and vaccination: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice in Iran

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-34

  Roodpeyma, Shahla ^a   Kamali, Zinat ^a   Babai, Reza ^a   Tajik, Zohreh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Immunization; Mothers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY DELAY; VACCINATION;

EID: 67749094948     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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