Parental attitudes and varicella vaccine in Kocaeli, Turkey

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 278-280

  Gundogdu, Z ^a,b   Gundogdu, O ^c  

^a Kocaeli Tip Merkezi   (Turkey)

^b Akademi Hastahanesi   (Turkey)

^c KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunisation; Parental attitude; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORK;

CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 79952739859     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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