Internet exposure associated with canadian parents'perception of risk on childhood immunization: Cross-sectional study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Tustin, Jordan Lee ^a,b   Crowcroft, Natasha Sarah ^b,c,d   Gesink, Dionne ^b   Johnson, Ian ^b   Keelan, Jennifer ^e  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian parents; Immunization; Internet; Vaccination; Vaccine safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041070586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23692960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/publichealth.8921     Document Type: Article

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