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Understanding vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and decision-making through college student interviews

Kayla SandlerChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Vaccine Education Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ;University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;
, MPH,
Tuhina SrivastavaChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Vaccine Education Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9684-9759
, MPHORCID Icon,
Oluwatunmise A. FawoleChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Vaccine Education Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;
, MPH,
Caitlin FasanoChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Vaccine Education Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;
, MPH &
Kristen A. FeemsterChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Vaccine Education Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ;University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ;Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MPH, MSPHR
Pages 593-602 | Received 30 Aug 2018, Accepted 08 Feb 2019, Published online: 25 Mar 2019

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