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        <journal-title>Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine</journal-title>
        <abbrev-title>J Pak Soc Intern Med</abbrev-title>
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      <issn publication-format="print">2709-8729</issn>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2710-0804</issn>
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          <subject>Editorial</subject>
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        <article-title>Vaccine Fear</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Akram</surname>
            <given-names>Shehla Javed</given-names>
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          <email>shehlajavedakram@yahoo.com</email>
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          <xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">*</xref>
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        <institution>Consultant Nutritionist &amp; Chief Executive, Akram Medical Complex, Lahore</institution>
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        <corresp id="cor1">*Correspondence: Shehla Javed Akram (shehlajavedakram@yahoo.com)</corresp>
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        <day>17</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2021</year>
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        <year>2021</year>
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      <volume>2</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>94</fpage>
      <lpage>95</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-02-18">
          <day>18</day>
          <month>02</month>
          <year>2021</year>
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          <month>07</month>
          <year>2021</year>
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          <day>16</day>
          <month>04</month>
          <year>2021</year>
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        <copyright-year>2021</copyright-year>
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