Young Women's Beliefs Regarding Human Papillomavirus

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-102

  Royer, Heather R ^a   Falk, Elizabeth C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Human papillomavirus; Sexually transmitted diseases; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PATHOGENICITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VIROLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864349802     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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