Dangerous agent or saviour? HPV vaccine representations on online discussion forums in Romania

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-28

  Penţa, Marcela A ^a   Băban, Adriana ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Discussion forums; Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine; Qualitative analysis; Romania

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DECEPTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROMANIA; STATISTICS; TRUST; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; DECEPTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; ROMANIA; TRUST; VACCINATION;

EID: 84898976013     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-013-9340-z     Document Type: Article

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