Singaporean women's knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and attitudes toward HPV vaccination

Women and Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-351

  Pitts, Marian ^a   Smith, Anthony ^a   Croy, Samantha ^a   Lyons, Anthony ^a   Ryall, Richard ^a   Garland, Suzanne ^b,c   Wong, Mee Lian ^d   Tay, Eng Hseon ^e  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cervical cancer; Human papillomavirus; Human papillomavirus vaccination; Knowledge; Singapore; Women

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS VACCINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350786689     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240903158420     Document Type: Article

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