Parental hesitation in immunizing children in Utah

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-31

  Luthy, Karlen E ^a   Beckstrand, Renea L ^a   Callister, Lynn Clark ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization safety; Immunizations; Parental hesitancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UTAH; VACCINATION;

EID: 77449099095     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2009.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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