Parents who refuse to vaccinate their infants: Paediatricians' feelings and treatment intentions

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1186-1191

  Maayan Metzger, A ^a,b   Kedem Friedrich, P ^c   Ben Namer Basseches, M ^b   Kuint, J ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Immunization; Infant vaccination; Paediatricians' attitudes and practices; Refusing parents

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; ISRAEL; MALE; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 84887489035     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12397     Document Type: Article

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