Effective messages in vaccine promotion: A randomized trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Nyhan, Brendan ^a   Reifler, Jason ^b   Richey, Sean ^c   Freed, Gary L ^d,e  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; False; Misinformation; Misperceptions; MMR; Myths; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NARRATIVE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

AUTISM; FALSE; MISINFORMATION; MISPERCEPTIONS; MMR; MYTHS; VACCINES;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PARENTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VACCINATION;

EID: 84898753023     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2365     Document Type: Article

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