Understanding the perceived logic of care by vaccine-hesitant and vaccine-refusing parents: A qualitative study in Australia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Ward, Paul R ^a   Attwell, Katie ^b   Meyer, Samantha B ^c   Rokkas, Philippa ^d   Leask, Julie ^e  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; EPISTEMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PROTECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VACCINATION REFUSAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 85031290854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185955     Document Type: Article

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