The old and the new: Vaccine hesitancy in the era of the Web 2.0. Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2016, Pages E47-E50

  Rosselli, R ^a   Martini, M ^b   Bragazzi, N L ^b  

^a Local Public Health Unit of Genoa (ASL 3 Genovese)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital disintermediation; Fast data monitoring system; Vaccine hesitancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; VACCINATION; VACCINE HESITANCY;

EID: 84969974061     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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