Innovations in communication: The Internet and the psychology of vaccination decisions

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2011, Pages

  Betsch, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 79955934378     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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