Awareness and attitude towards human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among medical students in a premier medical school in India

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Pandey, Deeksha ^a   Vanya, Vidhi ^a   Bhagat, Saurav ^a   VS, Binu ^b   Shetty, Jyothi ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS;

EID: 84864465990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040619     Document Type: Article

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