Parents' experiences discussing pediatric vaccination with healthcare providers: A survey of Canadian naturopathic patients

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Busse, Jason W ^a,b   Walji, Rishma ^b,c   Wilson, Kumanan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC VACCINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMAN RELATION; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; NATUROPATHY; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79961012216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022737     Document Type: Article

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