Public preferences over efficiency, equity and autonomy in vaccination policy: An empirical study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-89

  Luyten, Jeroen ^a,b   Dorgali, Veronica ^c   Hens, Niel ^a,d   Beutels, Philippe ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Belgium; Compulsion; Discrimination; Ethics; Incentives; Infectious diseases; Social orientation; Target groups

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS; HEALTH POLICY; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMPULSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 84871621156     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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