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Research Paper

Changing attitudes in Japan toward HPV vaccination: a 5-year follow-up survey of obstetricians and gynecologists regarding their current opinions about the HPV vaccine

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Pages 1808-1813 | Received 10 Oct 2019, Accepted 01 Jan 2020, Published online: 16 Jan 2020

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