Comparison of knowledge and attitudes about vaccination between Belgian and immigrant adolescents

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Devroey, Dirk ^a   Riffi, Abdellatif ^a   Balemans, Ria ^a   Van De Vijver, Erwin ^a   Chovanova, Helena ^a   Vandevoorde, Jan ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Immigrants; Prevention; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84871922847     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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