Acceptability and response to a postal survey using self-taken samples for HPV vaccine impact monitoring

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 548-552

  Sinka, Katy ^a   Lacey, Michelle ^a   Robertson, Chris ^b   Kavanagh, Kim ^b   Cuschieri, Kate ^c   Nicholson, Donna ^d   Donaghy, Martin ^a  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Epidemiology and Statistics Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 18; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; URINALYSIS; VACCINATION; VAGINA; WART VIRUS;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF-EXAMINATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555187887     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050211     Document Type: Article

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