Improving access to catch-up immunisations for humanitarian arrivals: a qualitative study

Shamila Ginige; Holly Seale; Kate Alexander

doi:10.1071/phrp3422417

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Improving access to catch-up immunisations for humanitarian arrivals: a qualitative study

Shamila Ginige ^A ^* , Holly Seale ^A and Kate Alexander ^A

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^A Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia

^B School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia

^* Correspondence to: shamila.ginige@gmail.com

Public Health Research and Practice 34, e3422417 https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp3422417

Published: 19 June 2024

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