Human papillomavirus vaccination and social inequality: Results from a prospective cohort study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 400-405

  Roberts, S A ^a   Brabin, L ^b   Stretch, R ^b   Baxter, D ^c   Elton, P ^d   Kitchener, H ^b   McCann, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Stockport Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Bury Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e Greater Manchester Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human papilloma virus (HPV); inequalities; public health; vaccination (immunization); vaccine policy development

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 79952478890     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881000066X     Document Type: Article

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