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Socio-demographic determinants of influenza vaccination uptake behavior

A nationwide cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

Nargis B. Javed and Mohammed AL-Mohaithef
Saudi Medical Journal November 2023, 44 (11) 1132-1138; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230399
Nargis B. Javed
From the Department of Public Health (Javed), College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Dammam, and from the Department of Public Health (AL-Mohaithef), College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MSc, PhD
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Mohammed AL-Mohaithef
From the Department of Public Health (Javed), College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Dammam, and from the Department of Public Health (AL-Mohaithef), College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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