Political and legal issues in vaccination

Vaccinophobia and Vaccine Controversies of the 21st Century

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 369-381

  Ohri, Linda K ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7438-8_20     Document Type: Chapter

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