Parents questioning immunization: Evaluation of an intervention

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-298

  Gust, Deborah A ^a   Kennedy, Allison ^a   Weber, Deanne ^b   Evans, Geoff ^c   Kong, Yuan ^a   Salmon, Daniel ^d,e  

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

^b Porter Novelli   (United States)

^c HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brochures; Exemptions; Immunizations; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PARENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049106208     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.3.7     Document Type: Article

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