HPV vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 9 to 17 years in a United States military treatment facility

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 567-570

  Berry Cabán, Cristóbal S ^a   Buenaventura, Jason B ^a  

^a WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gardasil; HPV; Prevention; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MILITARY SERVICE; NONHUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 77649256082     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2009.21.4.567     Document Type: Article

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