Knowledge and attitudes toward vaccination: A survey of Serbian students

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 649-656

  Cvjetkovic, Smiljana J ^a   Jeremic, Vida Lj ^a   Tiosavljevic, Danijela V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Students; Vaccination; Vaccine knowledge

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERBIAN (CITIZEN); STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021312383     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.05.008     Document Type: Article

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