Knowledge, attitudes, and informational behaviors of college students in regard to the human papillomavirus

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-149

  Pleasant, Andrew ^a,b   Sandfort, Jessica R ^c  

^a Canyon Ranch Institute   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

College students; Health education; Health literacy; HPV; Human papillomavirus; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449341837     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480903221368     Document Type: Article

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