Perceptions of mumps and MMR vaccination among university students in England: An online survey

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 34, 2012, Pages 5081-5085

  Bolton Maggs, Diane ^a   Conrad, David ^a,b   Keenan, Alex ^a   Lamden, Ken ^a   Ghebrehewet, Sam ^a   Vivancos, Roberto ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MMR; Mumps; Students; University; Vaccination uptake

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUMPS; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VACCINATION;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863784287     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.05.078     Document Type: Article

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