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Calling the shots : childhood vaccination - one family's journey / Mary Alexander.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alexander, Mary.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vaccination of children.
- Vaccination--Complications.
- Vaccination.
- Vaccination--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Mixing personal experience with factual research, Alexander examines vaccination and highlights some of the questions she believes should be at the forefront of parents' minds. This book aims to provide parents with the knowledge and curiosity needed to make an informed, confident decision about vaccination.
- Contents:
- Calling the Shots: Childhood Vaccination One Family's Journey; Contents; Glossary of Terms; Introduction; 1. The Question Mark over Vaccination; 2. Florence I: A Rude Awakening; 3. The History of Vaccination; 4. Florence II: The Damage Done; 5. Do We Really Need All These Vaccinations?; 6. Florence III: Strains, Planes and Ambulance Rides; 7. Andrew Wakefield and the MMR; 8. Florence IV: Recovery Position; 9. Social Responsibility: The Pressure to Vaccinate; 10. Taking Back Responsibility for My Children's Health
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-90430-6
- 1-4175-0101-4
- 1-84642-416-X
- OCLC:
- 567905666
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