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Commentary

Improving childhood vaccination coverage rates: the case of fourth dose of DTaP

Sarah J. Clarka Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Anne E. Cowana Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2754-6882View further author information
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Katelyn Wellsb Association of Immunization Managers, Rockville, MD, USAView further author information
Pages 1884-1887 | Received 12 Nov 2019, Accepted 26 Nov 2019, Published online: 04 Feb 2020

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