Similarity of parents and physicians in the decision to vaccinate children against measles, mumps and rubella

P. Kriwy ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 2, 333-340

Abstract: Efforts to improve the number of parental decisions for vaccination should focus on the educational level of the parents as well as homophily of parents and physicians. Notably, homogeneity of parents and providers concerning age changes decisions in favor of vaccinating. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: MMR; Vaccination behavior; Parent–physician interaction; Multilevel analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0326-9

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