Evaluating knowledge about human papillomavirus infection among Brazilian health professionals

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3251-3256

  Villar, Livia Melo ^a   Rabello, Aline Dutra ^a   de Paula, Vanessa Salete ^b  

^a Faculdade Redentor   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Health personnel; Knowledge; Papillomavirus infections; Perception

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864520639     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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