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Research Paper

Clergy attitudes toward vaccines and vaccine advocacy: a qualitative study

Joshua T. B. Williamsa Department of Pediatrics (Ambulatory Care Services), Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA;b Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael P. Fisherc Division of Business, Healthcare Administration Program, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2223-2737View further author information
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Elizabeth A. Baylissd Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA;e Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USAView further author information
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Megan A. Morrise Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA;f Qualitative Research Core, Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS), Aurora, CO, USAView further author information
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Sean T. O’Learyb Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;g Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USAView further author information
Pages 2800-2808 | Received 16 Jan 2020, Accepted 25 Feb 2020, Published online: 25 Mar 2020

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