Parental attitudes and information needs in an adolescent HPV vaccination programme

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1908-1911

  Stretch, R ^a   Roberts, S A ^a   McCann, R ^b   Baxter, D ^c   Chambers, G ^d   Kitchener, H ^a   Brabin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Greater Manchester Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Stockport Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Bury Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Adolescent HPV vaccination; Cervarix; Information; Parents; Schools

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VACCINATION; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 56749180717     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604766     Document Type: Article

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