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Changes in general practitioners’ attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination after first interim results: a longitudinal approach in France

Pierre Vergera Faculty of Medicine, ORS PACA (Southeastern Health Regional Observatory), Marseille, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dimitri Scroniasa Faculty of Medicine, ORS PACA (Southeastern Health Regional Observatory), Marseille, France;b Centre d’investigation Clinique de l’Hôpital Cochin-Pasteur (CIC 1417), Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, FranceView further author information
Pages 3408-3412 | Received 13 Apr 2021, Accepted 11 Jun 2021, Published online: 13 Jul 2021

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