Why do parents decide against immunization? The effect of health beliefs and health professionals
- 19 June 2003
- journal article
- website
- Published by Wiley in Child: Care, Health and Development
- Vol. 29 (4) , 303-311
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00347.x
Abstract
Objectives To explore the knowledge, attitudes and concerns with respect to immunization and vaccine‐preventable infections in parents whose children have not completed the recommended course of imm...Keywords
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