Beliefs and behaviours: Understanding chiropractors and immunization

Vaccine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 372-379

  Russell, Margaret L ^a   Injeyan, H Stephen ^b   Verhoef, Marja J ^a   Eliasziw, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitude; Chiropractic; Cross sectional studies; Immunization; Knowledge, attitudes, practice; Questionnaire; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COUNSELING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CHIROPRACTIC; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINES;

EID: 7744242703     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.05.027     Document Type: Article

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