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HPV: Human Papillomavirus

Quick Fire Science, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith

Sep 3, 201900:00:57Science & Medicine

Human papillomaviruses are the cause of cervical and head and neck cancers in men and women. About half of the adult population have been exposed to high risk forms of the agent. With the Quick Fire Science on HPV, Phil...

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HPV: Human Papillomavirus is an episode from Quick Fire Science, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith. Human papillomaviruses are the cause of cervical and head and neck cancers in men and women. About half of the adult population ha...

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