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Original Research

An instrument to measure psychosocial determinants of health care professionals’ vaccination behavior: Validation of the Pro-VC-Be questionnaire

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Pages 693-709 | Received 18 Oct 2021, Accepted 22 Feb 2022, Published online: 01 Apr 2022

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