Ethical challenges in school-based immunization programs for adolescents: A qualitative study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1399-1403

  Braunack Mayer, Annette ^a   Skinner, S Rachel ^b   Collins, Joanne ^a   Tooher, Rebecca ^a   Proeve, Claudia ^a   O'Keefe, Maree ^a   Burgess, Teresa ^a   Watson, Maureen ^c   Marshall, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c South Australia Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; PARENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84930830180     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302280     Document Type: Article

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