Provider dismissal of vaccine-hesitant families: Misguided policy that fails to benefit children

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2661-2662

  Diekema, Douglas S ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Parental decision making; Vaccination; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccine refusal

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION; VACCINE HESISTANCY;

IMMUNIZATION; PARENTAL DECISION-MAKING; VACCINATION; VACCINE HESITANCY; VACCINE REFUSAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINES;

EID: 84893147303     PISSN: 21645515     EISSN: 2164554X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.26284     Document Type: Review

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