Parents' decision-making regarding vaccinating their children against influenza: A web-based survey

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1448-1467

  Flood, Emuella M ^a   Rousculp, Matthew D ^b   Ryan, Kellie J ^b   Beusterien, Kathleen M ^a   Divino, Victoria M ^a   Toback, Seth L ^b   Sasané, Medha ^a   Block, Stan L ^c   Hall, Matthew C ^d   Mahadevia, Parthiv J ^b  

^a ICON PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

^c Kentucky Pediatric Research Institute   (United States)

^d MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Decision making; Influenza; Parent; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PARENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955879127     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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