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Barriers to and facilitators of early childhood immunization in Duhok city, Iraq

Abdulmateen A. Shukri
1
,
Bashar I. Mohammed
2
,
Nareen A. Abdulrahman
3
,
Khalid H. Haleem
1
,
Azad A. Haleem
1
,
Kiner I. Hussein
1

  1. Department of Pediatric, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq
  2. Department of Pediatric, University of Zakho, College of Medicine, Zakho, Iraq
  3. Department of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2025; 27(3): 310-314
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2025.153092
Online publish date: 2025/09/29
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