Parental refusal of varicella vaccination and the associated risk of varicella infection in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-70

  Glanz, Jason M ^a,c   McClure, David L ^a   Magid, David J ^a   Daley, Matthew F ^a,d,e   France, Eric K ^b   Hambidge, Simon J ^a,e  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Colorado School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 73449099646     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.244     Document Type: Article

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