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The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

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Acknowledgements

The author would like to acknowledge with gratitude the advice and assistance of Julia Garritt, Felicity Mellor, Jeff Thomas and Christine Marshall in bringing this case study to fruition.

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