Anti-vaccination movement and parental refusals of immunization of children in USA

Pediatria Polska

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-385

  Ołpiński, Marian ^a,b  

^a Lutheran General Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anti vaccination movement; immunization program; mandatory immunization; vaccine preventable disease; vaccine refusal

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC FIGURE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864687691     PISSN: 00313939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepo.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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