Barriers of Influenza Vaccination Intention and Behavior – A Systematic Review of Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy, 2005 – 2016

Philipp Schmid; Dorothee Rauber; Cornelia Betsch; Gianni Lidolt; Marie-Luisa Denker

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170550

Barriers of Influenza Vaccination Intention and Behavior – A Systematic Review of Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy, 2005 – 2016

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ID	23323596
Authors	Philipp Schmid, Dorothee Rauber, Cornelia Betsch (0000-0002-2856-7303), Gianni Lidolt, Marie-Luisa Denker
Editors	Benjamin J Cowling
Year	2017
Volume	12
Issue	1
Pages	e0170550
Publication date	2017-01-26
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	PLoS ONE (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1932-6203 • E-ISSN: 1932-6203
Publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0170550
Language	EN
Citations received	148
References cited	390

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