WHO position on HPV vaccines

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 52, 2009, Pages 7236-7237

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Author keywords

Cervical cancer; HPV vaccine; Position paper

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70649115604     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.05.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. Human Papillomavirus vaccines WHO Position Paper. Wkly Epidemiol Rec 2009; 84(15):118-32.
2. Conclusion: Moderate quality of scientific evidence to support HPV vaccination of young adolescent girls to prevent cervical cancer later in life (http://www.who.int/immunization/HPV_Grad_Adol_girls.pdf; accessed April 2009).
3. Conclusion: Moderate quality of scientific evidence to support administration of quadrivalent HPV vaccine to young adolescent girls to prevent anogenital warts later in life (http://www.who.int/immunization/HPV_Grad_Warts.pdf; accessed April 2009).
4. Conclusion: Very low quality of scientific evidence to support vaccination f young males to reduce risk of female cervical cancer (http://www.who.int/immunization/HPV_Grad_Males.pdf; accessed April 2009).
5. Conclusion: Very low quality of scientific evidence to support vaccination of HIV-infected young adolescent girls to prevent cervical cancer later in life (http://www.who.int/immunization/HPV_Grad_HIV.pdf; accessed April 2009).
6. Conclusion: Low quality of scientific evidence that a booster dose of HPV vaccine is not required to ensure long term protection against cervical cancer (http://www.who.int/immunization/HPV_Grad_Booster.pdf; accessed April 2009).