Survey of Physician Acceptance of the Pneumococcal Vaccine
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1984
Description
A group of 251 randomly selected physicians completed a survey designed to study their attitudes toward, knowledge about, and use of pneumococcal vaccine. Eighty-five percent of respondents believed the vaccine had been proven effective. For the use of the vaccine, respondents supported broad indications, including chronic lung disease, alcoholism, and congestive heart failure. Some respondents expressed concern about the safety of the vaccine. Physicians who learned about the vaccine from continuing medical education programs, colleagues, and pharmaceutical representatives were likely to use the vaccine more often than those who did not.
Citation Information
Berk, Steven L.; Verghese, Abraham; Berk, Marc L.; Dison, Christa; and Kelly Smith, J.. 1984. Survey of Physician Acceptance of the Pneumococcal Vaccine. Southern Medical Journal. Vol.77(4). 450-454. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198404000-00010 PMID: 6710200 ISSN: 0038-4348