Vaccine hesitancy: Parental, professional and public responsibility

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 157-162

  Di Pietro, Maria Luisa ^a   Poscia, Andrea ^a   Teleman, Adele Anna ^a   Maged, Davide ^a   Ricciardi, Walter ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethics; Immunization; Responsibility; Vaccination; Vaccine hesitancy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRENDS; VACCINATION;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MASS VACCINATION; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 85020247777     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_17_02_13     Document Type: Article

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