Ontario's school-based HPV immunization program: School board assent and parental consent

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-39

  Wilson, Sarah E ^a,b   Karas, Emily ^c   Crowcroft, Natasha S ^a,b   Bontovics, Erika ^c   Deeks, Shelley L ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent health services; Human papillomavirus vaccines; Public health practice; School health services; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856146413     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404066     Document Type: Article

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