Knowledge towards HPV infection and HPV vaccines among Syrian mothers

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 879-883

  Alsaad, Mohammed A ^a   Shamsuddin, Khadijah ^a   Fadzil, Fariza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; HPV infection; HPV vaccine; Knowledge; Mothers; Syria

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SYRIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84871690906     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.3.879     Document Type: Article

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