Knowledge and attitudes towards vaccines and immunization among adolescents in South Africa

Human Vaccines

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 455-461

  Zipursky, Simona ^a   Wiysonge, Charles Shey ^b   Hussey, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Adolescent vaccination; Africa; Attitudes; Developing countries; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77956711155     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.6.6.11660     Document Type: Article

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