Sex, drugs, and politics: The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 886-899

  Casper, Monica J ^a   Carpenter, Laura M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Human papillomavirus (HPV); Politics; Sexually transmitted infections (STI); Vaccination

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MASS SCREENING; PHARMACOLOGY; POLITICS; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PHARMACOLOGY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 50849107370     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01100.x     Document Type: Review

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