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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2017

Teaching children about immunization in a digital age.

Kumanan Wilson, Katherine Atkinson, Natasha Crowcroft

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Promoting immunization resiliency in the digital information age.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2020
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  6. Recommendation system for immunization coverage and monitoring.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kumanan Wilsona Ottawa Hospital Research Institute , Ottawa , Canada.
Katherine Atkinsona Ottawa Hospital Research Institute , Ottawa , Canada.
Natasha Crowcroftd Clinical Public Health and Epidemiology , University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health , Toronto , Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We believe that public health efforts to address issues of vaccine hesitancy should increase their focus on childhood education. An opportunity exists to create positive, accurate vaccine attitudes through fun and interactive approaches early in life. Leveraging digital technologies may provide a way to deliver these messages to children in a way that complements immune system and immunization education in school curricula. We recommend that public health officials explore and identify the most effective ways to deliver positive digital messages to children in hopes of "inoculating" the next generation against vaccine hesitancy.

Indexed as

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeImmunizationMobile ApplicationsVideo GamesChildChild HealthHealth EducationHumansParentsPatient Acceptance of Health CareVaccinesVaccineschildren's educationdigital technologyimmunizationvaccine hesitancy

Identifiers

PMID28165917
PMCPMC5443382

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