The Growing Global Problem of Vaccine Hesitancy: Time to Take Action.
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However, in order to address the problem of vaccine hesitancy, there is a great need to have a precise estimate of the problem in a specified setting and information about the root causes, which are aggravating the problem, so that customized and evidence‐based strategies can be formulated and implemented.[4,6] This is predominant because of the multidimensional nature of the problem, and thus, no single intervention can effectively deal with the problem universally.[6]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of preventive medicine
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016