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Removing Barriers to Vaccination Use by Older Adults

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    James P. Richardson

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Richardson, J.P., Michocki, R.J. Removing Barriers to Vaccination Use by Older Adults. Drugs & Aging 4, 357–365 (1994). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199404050-00001

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