Human papillomavirus vaccination: The policy debate over the prevention of cervical cancer-A commentary

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-184

  Hoops, Katherine E M ^a   Twiggs, Leo B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphapapillomavirus; Cancer vaccines; Health policy; Papillomavirus vaccines; Politics

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NOTE; POLITICS; RELIGION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VACCINATION; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 50549104271     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31815f98b5     Document Type: Note

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