HPV vaccine awareness and willingness of first-year students entering university in Western Turkey

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1695-1701

  Durusoy, Raika ^a   Yamazhan, Mustafa ^b   Taşbakan, Meltem Işikgöz ^a   Ergin, Işil ^a   Aysin, Murat ^a   Pullukçu, Hüsnü ^a   Yamazhan, Tansu ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b TEPECIK EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitudes; HPV vaccine; Knowledge; University students; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956161070     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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