Awareness and knowledge about human papillomavirus infection and vaccination among women in UAE

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 6077-6080

  Ortashi, Osman ^a   Raheel, Hina ^a   Shalal, Musa ^b   Osman, Nawal ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; HPV infection; HPV vaccine; United arab emirates; Women

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890468264     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.10.6077     Document Type: Article

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