Rethinking vaccine policy making in an era of vaccine hesitancy: Time to rebuild, not remodel?

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2672-2673

  Opel, Douglas J ^a,b   Marcuse, Edgar K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Immunizations; Pediatrics; Policy; Preventive care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

COMMUNICATION; IMMUNIZATIONS; PEDIATRICS; POLICY; PREVENTIVE CARE;

HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84893117852     PISSN: 21645515     EISSN: 2164554X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.26651     Document Type: Article

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