Parental rights and decision making regarding vaccinations: Ethical dilemmas for the primary care provider
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1041-2972
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00627.x