title: Why parents choose not to vaccinate their children against childhood diseases.
abstract: The success of vaccinations has reduced many of the threats associated with childhood diseases, but if immunisation uptakes drop, childhood diseases could return in epidemic levels. Some of the reasons why parents choose not to have their children vaccinated were investigated in a small study.
authors.affiliation: Portsmouth City Teaching Primary Care Trust, Trust Central Office, St James' Hospital. julie.cullen@ports.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cullen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003657:Decision Making; D004739:England; D005239:Fear; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing