The psychological impact caused by genital warts: Has the Department of Health's choice of vaccination missed the opportunity to prevent such morbidity?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 696-700

  Lawrence, S ^a   Walzman, M ^b   Sheppard, S ^b   Natin, D ^c  

^a University of Warwick and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genital warts; Psychological effects; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 70350218702     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009120     Document Type: Article

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