659A comparison of local determinants of vaccine hesitancy in Botswana and the Dominican Republic, two middle-income countries
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and the Dominican Republic, two middle-income countries Lori Kestenbaum, MD; Andrew Steenhoff, MBBCh, DCH; Maura Murphy; Marc Callender, MD; Ingrid Japa, MD; Bakanuki Nfila; Charlotte Moser; Paul Offit, MD; Ndibo Monyatsi; Kristen Feemster, MD, MPH, MSHP; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana; Global Health Program, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Pediatric practice, Annapolis, MD; Pediatric practice, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic; Vaccine Education Center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Botswana Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana
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