The importance of psychosocial factors in the prevention of HPV infection and cervical cancer

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 701-713

  Fernandez Esquer, M E ^a   Ross, M W ^a   Torres, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Human papillomavirus; Primary prevention; Psychosocial issues; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

CANCER PREVENTION; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; WART VIRUS;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0033677385     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001915110     Document Type: Review

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