Timeliness of MMR vaccination and barriers to vaccination in preschool children

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-256

  Jeong, Y W ^a   Park, B H ^b   Kim, K H ^a   Han, Y R ^c   Go, U Y ^d   Choi, W S ^e   Kong, K A ^d   Park, H ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NeoDin Medical Institute   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^e Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Measles (rubeola); vaccination (immunization); vaccine preventable diseases

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEASLES; MUMPS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RUBELLA; SINGLE PARENT; SOUTH KOREA; TREND STUDY; VACCINE FAILURE; WORKING MOTHER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; VACCINATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; VACCINATION;

EID: 79952214543     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000889     Document Type: Article

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