Measuring parental barriers to childhood immunizations: The development and validation of the searching for Hardships and obstacles to shots (SHOTS) instrument

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-35

  Niederhauser, Victoria P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization barriers; Pediatrics; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953233866     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.18.1.26     Document Type: Article

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