Vaccine refusal among pediatric travelers

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 335-336

  Omer, Saad B ^a   Orenstein, Walter A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE; TYPHOID VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NOTE; PEDIATRICS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84949124378     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit070     Document Type: Note

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