Finding the proper balance between freedom and justice: Why we should not eliminate personal belief exemptions to vaccine mandates

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-147

  Opel, Douglas J ^a   Diekema, Douglas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; NOTE; PARENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; PARENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 84860234329     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1496047     Document Type: Article

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