The near disappearance of genital warts in young women 4 years after commencing a national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 544-547

  Read, Tim R H ^a   Hocking, Jane S ^a   Chen, Marcus Y ^a   Donovan, Basil ^b   Bradshaw, Catriona S ^c   Fairley, Christopher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CHILD; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555169731     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050234     Document Type: Article

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