Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
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Knowledge and awareness of the health risks associated with intestinal parasite infections in the adult Polish population

Julia Duraj
1
,
Paulina Żelechowska
2

  1. Studies in Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
  2. Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Experimental Immunology, MOLecoLAB: Lodz Center of Molecular Studies on Civilization Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2026; 28(1): 22–27
Online publish date: 2026/03/30
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