UK health professionals' attitudes and knowledge regarding Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination: A West Yorkshire Study: ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 652-655

  Hopkins, Tom G ^a   Wood, Nick J ^b   West, Robert M ^c   Darling, Jonathan C ^d  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Gynaecological Oncology   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Doctors; HPV; Human papillomavirus; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PEDIATRICS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350632802     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01589.x     Document Type: Article

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