HPV awareness and willingness to HPV vaccination among high-risk men attending an STI clinic in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 227-231

  Colón López, Vivian ^a,b   Del Toro Mejías, Lizbeth M ^a   Ortiz, Ana P ^a   Tortolero Luna, Guillermo ^a,c   Palefsky, Joel M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HPV awareness; HPV infection; HPV vaccine; Men; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PUERTO RICO; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PUERTO RICO; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871073285     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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