School-based influenza vaccination: Parents' perspectives

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Lind, Candace ^a   Russell, Margaret L ^a   MacDonald, Judy ^a   Collins, Ramona ^a   Frank, Christine J ^a   Davis, Amy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY; COST CONTROL; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIETY; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899876146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093490     Document Type: Article

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