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Barriers to Adolescent Immunization: A Survey of Family Physicians and Pediatricians

Natalia Vukshich Oster, Carol A. McPhillips-Tangum, Francisco Averhoff and Kelly Howell
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice January 2005, 18 (1) 13-19; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.1.13
Natalia Vukshich Oster
RN, MPH
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Carol A. McPhillips-Tangum
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Francisco Averhoff
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Kelly Howell
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Natalia Vukshich Oster, Carol A. McPhillips-Tangum, Francisco Averhoff, Kelly Howell
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