A sexual health prevention priority

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 490-491

  Peckham, Stephen ^a   Hann, Alison ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

CANCER SCREENING; INCIDENCE; NOTE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WART VIRUS;

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 44949138263     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.053876     Document Type: Note

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