A randomised controlled trial to compare opt-in and opt-out parental consent for childhood vaccine safety surveillance using data linkage: Study protocol

Trials

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Berry, Jesia G ^a   Ryan, Philip ^a   Braunack Mayer, Annette J ^a   Duszynski, Katherine M ^a   Xafis, Vicki ^a   Gold, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDY DESIGN; TELEPHONE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VACCINES;

EID: 78650784719     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-1     Document Type: Article

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