Does correcting myths about the flu vaccine work? An experimental evaluation of the effects of corrective information

Vaccine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 459-464

  Nyhan, Brendan ^a   Reifler, Jason ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belief; Flu; Influenza; Misperceptions; Myth; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921984369     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.11.017     Document Type: Article

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