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. 2013 May;131(5):e1619-20.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-0531. Epub 2013 Apr 15.

Window or mirror: social networks' role in immunization decisions

Douglas J Opel  1 , Edgar K Marcuse
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Window or mirror: social networks' role in immunization decisions

Douglas J Opel et al. Pediatrics. 2013 May.
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Keywords: decision-making; immunization; social networks.

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