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Knowledge and attitudes of medical staff and medical students towards human papilloma virus (hpv) infections and vaccinations – literature review and implications for health education Cover

Knowledge and attitudes of medical staff and medical students towards human papilloma virus (hpv) infections and vaccinations – literature review and implications for health education

Biuletyn Głównej Biblioteki Lekarskiej
Volume 58 (2025): Issue 385 (December 2025)
By: Magdalena Sobalik,  Monika Fabiś-Czajkowska,  Wojciech Kapała and  Małgorzata Wojciechowska  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bgbl-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2956-6851 | Journal ISSN: 0373-174X
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Language: English
Page range: 57 - 70
Accepted on: Nov 27, 2025
Published on: Dec 10, 2025
Published by: The Medical Library named after S. Konopka in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
HPV,
healthcare professionals,
knowledge,
attitudes,
vaccination
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Biomedical engineering

© 2025 Magdalena Sobalik, Monika Fabiś-Czajkowska, Wojciech Kapała, Małgorzata Wojciechowska, published by The Medical Library named after S. Konopka in Warsaw
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