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Document This Scenario to Improve Your HPV Counseling, Immunization Skills

Take these 4 easy steps for flawless STI reporting. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that "nearly all sexually active men and women get the virus at some point in their lives" (Source: https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stats.htm). As if that wasn't troubling enough, the CDC also reports that "HPV is [...]
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