Women's knowledge of HPV and their perceptions of physician educational efforts regarding HPV and cervical cancer

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-234

  Cermak, Megan ^a   Cottrell, Randall ^b   Murnan, Judy ^b  

^a Austin Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalition   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; HPV; Patient education; Women's knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952091410     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-010-9232-y     Document Type: Article

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