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Research Paper

Knowledge and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of influenza vaccination in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia (2019-2020)

Nehal AlharbiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Areej AlmutiriDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Futon AlotaibiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Amal IsmailDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1426-1431 | Received 10 Jun 2020, Accepted 02 Sep 2020, Published online: 20 Oct 2020

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