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Preferences of COVID-19 Vaccines in the General Population in Belgrade, Serbia: A Qualitative Study

Tatjana Gazibaraa Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-8375
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Smiljana Cvjetkovicb Department of Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5797-6512
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Marija Milicc Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut”, Belgrade, Serbia;d Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina temporarily seated in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5575-0587
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Jelena Dotlice Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia;f Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-9561
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Natasa Maksimovica Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4397-2446
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Verica Jovanovicc Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut”, Belgrade, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9650-0709
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Vida Jeremic Stojkovicb Department of Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 16-25 | Received 22 Jan 2022, Accepted 31 May 2022, Published online: 07 Jun 2022

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