Imposing penalties for vaccine rejection requires strong scrutiny

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 439-444

  Leask, Julie ^a   Danchin, Margie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TRUST; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; IMMUNIZATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TRUST; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

EID: 85012988639     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13472     Document Type: Article

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