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Vaccine hesitancy among Saudi parents and its determinants

Result from the WHO SAGE working group on vaccine hesitancy survey tool

Sarah S. Alsubaie, Ibrahim M. Gosadi, Basma M. Alsaadi, Nouf B. Albacker, Maryam A. Bawazir, Nada Bin-Daud, Waad B. Almanie, Muslim M. Alsaadi and Fahad A. Alzamil
Saudi Medical Journal December 2019, 40 (12) 1242-1250; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.12.24653

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