Gaps in detailed knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccine among medical students in Scotland

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  McCusker, Sarah M ^a   MacQueen, Ishbel ^a   Lough, Graham ^a   MacDonald, Alasdair I ^a   Campbell, Christine ^b   Graham, Sheila V ^a  

^a MRC UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW CENTRE FOR VIRUS RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human papillomavirus; Knowledge; Medical students; Public health; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875155491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-264     Document Type: Article

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