Risk messages about HPV, cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccine gardasil: A content analysis of Canadian and U.S. national newspaper articles

Women and Health

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 422-440

  Abdelmutti, Nazek ^a   Hoffman Goetz, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fright factors; Human papillomavirus vaccine; Newspapers; Public policy; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE L1, TYPE 6,11,16,18; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MASS MEDIUM; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; POLITICS; PUBLICATION; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; VIROLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CANADA; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; NEWSPAPERS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; POLITICS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70350765133     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240903238776     Document Type: Article

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