International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 987-991 , July 2009

New vaccines offering a larger spectrum of protection against acute otitis media: Will parents be willing to have their children immunized?

  • Eve Dubé

      Affiliations

    • Quebec National Institute of Public Health, Quebec, Canada
    • Public Health Research Unit, CHUQ, 2400 d’Estimauville, Quebec, Canada G1E 7G9
    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Quebec National Institute of Public Health, 2400 d’Estimauville, Quebec (QC), Canada G1E 7G9. Tel.: +1 418 666 7000x295; fax: +1 418 666 2776.
    • ,
  • Philippe De Wals

      Affiliations

    • Quebec National Institute of Public Health, Quebec, Canada
    • Public Health Research Unit, CHUQ, 2400 d’Estimauville, Quebec, Canada G1E 7G9
    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Vladimir Gilca

      Affiliations

    • Quebec National Institute of Public Health, Quebec, Canada
    • Public Health Research Unit, CHUQ, 2400 d’Estimauville, Quebec, Canada G1E 7G9
    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Nicole Boulianne

      Affiliations

    • Quebec National Institute of Public Health, Quebec, Canada
    • Public Health Research Unit, CHUQ, 2400 d’Estimauville, Quebec, Canada G1E 7G9
    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Manale Ouakki

      Affiliations

    • Quebec National Institute of Public Health, Quebec, Canada
    • Public Health Research Unit, CHUQ, 2400 d’Estimauville, Quebec, Canada G1E 7G9
    • ,
  • France Lavoie

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Research Unit, CHUQ, 2400 d’Estimauville, Quebec, Canada G1E 7G9
    • ,
  • Richard Bradet

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Research Unit, CHUQ, 2400 d’Estimauville, Quebec, Canada G1E 7G9

Received 27 November 2008 ,Revised 12 February 2009 ,Accepted 25 March 2009.

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PII: S0165-5876(09)00167-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.022

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 987-991 , July 2009

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