The Vaccine-Hesitant Moment

Overview

Journal N Engl J Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2022 Jun 29

PMID 35767527

Authors

Heidi J Larson

Emmanuela Gakidou

Christopher J L Murray

Affiliations

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