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Research Paper

The influenza vaccine for nursing and care professionals at emergency services in Flanders

Matthijs SamynUniversity of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Master of Nursing and Midwifery, Campus Drie Eiken, Wilrijk, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Guido Van HalUniversity of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Master of Nursing and Midwifery, Campus Drie Eiken, Wilrijk, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4611-4076View further author information
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Herman VandevijvereUniversity of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Master of Nursing and Midwifery, Campus Drie Eiken, Wilrijk, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5320-0338View further author information
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Pierre Van DammeUniversity of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Master of Nursing and Midwifery, Campus Drie Eiken, Wilrijk, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-1249View further author information
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Pages 2719-2722 | Received 06 Nov 2020, Accepted 17 Feb 2021, Published online: 12 Apr 2021

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