Mum's the word: Factors that influenced young adults' participation in the New Zealand Meningococcal B immunisation programme

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1307, 2009, Pages 30-38

  Bland, Marian ^a,b,c,d,e   Clear, Geraldine M ^a   Grogan, Adrianna ^b   Hoare, Kath ^c   Waldock, Jan ^d  

^a UCOL   (New Zealand)

^b UCOL   (New Zealand)

^c SoN   (New Zealand)

^d UCOL   (New Zealand)

^e MidCentral Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PHOBIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP B; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549093836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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