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Health Problems of Civilization
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ATTITUDES AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMMUNIZATION AMONG UKRAINIAN REFUGEE MOTHERS

Milena Dimitrova Karcheva
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,
Vanya Margaritova Nedkova-Milanova
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,
Mariyana Rasheva Stoynovska
1

  1. Faculty of Public Health, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria
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Online publish date: 2025/05/05
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