title: Immunisation. Facts and fiction.
abstract: Immunisation is widely acknowledged to be one of the most effective public health interventions of this century. Very few parents positively refuse immunisation for their child, but their objections are fuelled by national media and professional journal coverage of the counter arguments. Helen Bedford reviews the case for immunisation. Health professionals need to be able to discuss the issues from an informed, balanced base if they are to advise those parents who believe it is of no benefit and may even harm their child, she writes.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bedford
mesh_terms: D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007223:Infant; D008402:Mass Media; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D016312:Treatment Refusal