Knowledge of human papillomavirus and perceived barriers to vaccination in a sample of us female college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 186-190

  Dillard, James Price ^a   Spear, Margaret E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; health education; human papillomavirus; sexually transmitted infections; vaccination

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENNSYLVANIA; PERCEPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649895286     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.493189     Document Type: Article

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