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Research Article

Explaining the intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19: General attitudes towards vaccination and predictors from health behavior theories

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Pages 161-170 | Received 07 Jun 2021, Accepted 21 Mar 2022, Published online: 30 Mar 2022

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