title: Pertussis immunisation: professional attitudes and knowledge.
abstract: A survey in Fife found that 98 per cent of health professionals were committed to the prevention of whooping cough. Ninety seven per cent considered pertussis vaccine to be relatively safe and 98 per cent found the current immunisation guidelines satisfactory. However the survey also identified considerable misinterpretation of vaccine contra-indications which would result in many eligible children not being immunised.
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authors: Walker
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine