The influence of vaccine-critical websites on perceiving vaccination risks

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 446-455

  Betsch, Cornelia ^a   Renkewitz, Frank ^a   Betsch, Tilmann ^a   Ulshöfer, Corina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affect; Health decision making; Immunization; Individual differences; Intuition

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINES;

EID: 77950237654     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309353647     Document Type: Article

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