Barriers to the vaccination of children and adolescents and possible solutions

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue S5, 2014, Pages 25-31

  Esposito, S ^a   Principi, N ^a   Cornaglia, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Prevention; Vaccination; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEASLES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERTUSSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION CONTROL; PARENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PARENTS; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84897475854     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12447     Document Type: Review

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