Human papillomavirus, genital warts, pap smears, and cervical cancer: Knowledge and beliefs of adolescent and adult women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 361-374

  Mays, Rose M ^a   Zimet, Gregory D ^a   Winston, Yvette ^b   Kee, Romina ^b   Dickes, James ^b   Su, Ling ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chicago Department of Health   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0034231835     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330050082218     Document Type: Article

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