Nurses and infant vaccination coverage

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Nurses and infant vaccination coverage. / Hirani, Jonas Cuzulan; Wüst, Miriam.

I: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Bind 196, 04.2022, s. 402-428.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Hirani, JC & Wüst, M 2022, 'Nurses and infant vaccination coverage', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, bind 196, s. 402-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.01.030

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Hirani, J. C., & Wüst, M. (2022). Nurses and infant vaccination coverage. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 196, 402-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.01.030

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Hirani JC, Wüst M. Nurses and infant vaccination coverage. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2022 apr.;196:402-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.01.030

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Hirani, Jonas Cuzulan ; Wüst, Miriam. / Nurses and infant vaccination coverage. I: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2022 ; Bind 196. s. 402-428.

Bibtex

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