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Routine immunization of adults by pharmacists: Attitudes and beliefs of the Canadian public and health care providers

D. MacDougallCanadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;School of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. A. HalperinCanadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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J. IsenorCanadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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D. MacKinnon-CameronCanadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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L. LiCanadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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S. A. McNeilCanadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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J. M. LangleyCanadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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S. A. HalperinCanadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Pages 623-631 | Received 05 Aug 2015, Accepted 09 Sep 2015, Published online: 05 May 2016

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