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Understanding influenza vaccination behaviors: a comprehensive sociocultural framework

Jeremy WardUniversité Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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Jocelyn RaudeDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, EHESP French School of Public Health, Avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard, CS 74312, 35043 Rennes Cedex, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France;Aix Marseille Université, IRD French Institute of Research for Development, EHESP French School of Public Health, UMR_D 190 “Emergence des Pathologies Virales”, Marseille, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 17-29 | Published online: 26 Nov 2013

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