COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among patients with breast cancer
2021-06-10
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: This survey study among women with breast cancer in Mexico evaluates their specific concerns about and high hesitancy rate toward COVID-19 vaccination.
Authors: Cynthia Villarreal-Garza, M.D., D.Sc., of the Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud in Nuevo León, Mexico, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1962)
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