Alaska Native parental attitudes on cervical cancer, HPV and the HPV vaccine

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-373

  Toffolon Weiss, Melissa ^a   Hagan, Kyla ^a   Leston, Jessica ^a   Peterson, Lynn ^a   Provost, Ellen ^a   Hennessy, Tom ^b  

^a ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Alaska Native; Cervical cancer; Human papillomavirus; Parents; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549101437     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v67i4.18347     Document Type: Article

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