I Immunise: An evaluation of a values-based campaign to change attitudes and beliefs

Vaccine

Volumn 33, Issue 46, 2015, Pages 6235-6240

  Attwell, Katie ^a,b   Freeman, Melanie ^a,b  

^a Immunisation Alliance of Western Australia   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Campaign; Community; Immunisation; Vaccination; Vaccine hesitancy

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946595250     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.092     Document Type: Article

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