Knowledge on and attitude toward human papillomavirus infection and its vaccine in a Turkish subpopulation

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 594-598

  Onan, Anil ^a   Özkan, Seçil ^a   Korucuoǧlu, Ümit ^a   Aksakal, Nur ^a   Taşkiran, Çaǧatay ^a   Aygün, Remzi ^a   Güner, Haldun ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Human papillomavirus vaccine; Infection; TA; Uterine cervical neoplasms

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDYLOMA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL INSURANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WART VIRUS;

EID: 69949158530     PISSN: 13000292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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