Knowledge and Early Adoption of the HPV Vaccine Among Girls and Young Women: Results of a National Survey

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 453-462

  Caskey, Rachel ^a   Lindau, Stacy Tessler ^b,c   Alexander, G Caleb ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal Pap smear; Cervial cancer; Gardasil; HPV; Human papillomavirus; Pap smear

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VACCINATION; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349883805     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.04.021     Document Type: Article

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