TY - JOUR AU - Harmsen, Irene A. AU - Mollema, Liesbeth AU - Ruiter, Robert AC AU - Paulussen, Theo GW AU - de Melker, Hester E. AU - Kok, Gerjo PY - 2013 DA - 2013/12/16 TI - Why parents refuse childhood vaccination: a qualitative study using online focus groups JO - BMC Public Health SP - 1183 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - In high income countries, vaccine-preventable diseases have been greatly reduced through routine vaccination programs. Despite this success, many parents question, and a small proportion even refuse vaccination for their children. As no qualitative studies have explored the factors behind these decisions among Dutch parents, we performed a study using online focus groups. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1183 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1183 ID - Harmsen2013 ER -