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History, politics, and variolation vaccination hesitancy in the American South during the American Civil War

Laura Elizabeth SmithDepartment of History, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Allen DriggersDepartment of History, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1584-6685
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Cheyenne L. DouthittDepartment of History, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA
Pages 357-360 | Received 20 Sep 2023, Accepted 05 Dec 2023, Published online: 04 Jan 2024

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