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Research Paper

A global bibliometric analysis of research productivity on vaccine hesitancy from 1974 to 2019

Anelisa Jacaa Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chinwe J. Iwu-Jajab Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0765-7497
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Yusentha Balakrishnac Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6449-3260
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Elizabeth Pienaara Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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Charles S. Wiysongea Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;d School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;e Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Pages 3016-3022 | Received 25 Jan 2021, Accepted 09 Mar 2021, Published online: 03 May 2021

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