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Will the public take a universal influenza vaccine?: the need for social and behavioral science research

Sandra Crouse Quinna Department of Family Science, and Senior Associate Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Amelia Jamisonb Faculty Research Assistant, Maryland Center for Health Equity, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3954-9581View further author information
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Pages 1798-1801 | Received 09 Nov 2019, Accepted 22 Nov 2019, Published online: 20 Dec 2019

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