Knowledge of human papillomavirus infection among young adult men and women: Implications for health education and research

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-78

  Baer, Heather ^a   Allen, Susan ^a   Braun, Lundy ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ENGLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN;

EID: 0033994967     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005192902137     Document Type: Article

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