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Coronavirus – Research Paper

Effect of elderly individuals’ perceptions and attitudes toward COVID-19 pandemic on rejecting COVID-19 vaccination

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Article: 2079338 | Received 14 Mar 2022, Accepted 15 May 2022, Published online: 10 Jun 2022

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