Cervical cancer : Is vaccination necessary in India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2681-2684

  Farhath, Seema ^a   Vijaya, P P ^b   Mumtaj, P ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mohamed Sathak College of Arts and Science   (India)

Author keywords

Cervarix; Cervix cancer; Gardasil; Hpv; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880299185     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.4.2681     Document Type: Note

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