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Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate Older Adults in Primary Care

Mary Patricia Nowalk, Richard Kent Zimmerman, Stephanie M. Cleary and Richard D. Bruehlman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice January 2005, 18 (1) 20-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.1.20
Mary Patricia Nowalk
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Richard Kent Zimmerman
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Stephanie M. Cleary
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Richard D. Bruehlman
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Mary Patricia Nowalk, Richard Kent Zimmerman, Stephanie M. Cleary, Richard D. Bruehlman
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