Alaska native adolescent views on cervical cancer, the human papillomavirus (HPV), genital warts and the quadrivalent hpv vaccine

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-253

  Kemberling, Melissa ^a   Hagan, Kyla ^a   Leston, Jessica ^a   Kitka, Sassa ^b   Provost, Ellen ^a   Hennessy, Thomas ^b  

^a ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alaska natives; Cervical cancer; Genital warts; Hpv; Quadrivalent hpv vaccine

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960015723     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v70i3.17829     Document Type: Article

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