Correction: “Communicate to vaccinate”: the development of a taxonomy of communication interventions to improve routine childhood vaccination
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Author details Centre for Health Communication and Participation, Australian Institute for Primary Care & Ageing, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia. Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, PO Box 7004, St. Olavs plass, N-0130, Oslo, Norway. Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa. International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE/UIPES), 42 Boulevard de la Liberation, 93203, Saint Denis Cedex, France. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, 4051, Basel, Switzerland. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia. Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa. Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
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