Limited awareness of vaccines recommended for adolescents and other results from two national consumer health surveys in the United States

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-200

  Kennedy, Allison ^a   Stokley, Shannon ^a   Curtis, C Robinette ^a   Gust, Deborah ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health surveys; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TETANUS TOXOID; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; UNITED STATES; VACCINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856089493     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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