Misinformation about Vaccines

Vaccines for Biodefense and Emerging and Neglected Diseases

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 255-270

  Myers, Martin G ^a,b   Pineda, Diego ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b National Network for Immunization Information   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-369408-9.00017-2     Document Type: Chapter

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