Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccine and its correlates among medical Students in Southwest China: A multi-center cross-sectional survey

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 5773-5779

  Wen, Ying ^a   Pan, Xiong Fei ^a   Zhao, Zhi Mei ^a   Chen, Feng ^b   Fu, Chun Jing ^c   Li, Si Qi ^a   Zhao, Yun ^a   Chang, Hong ^a   Xue, Qing Ping ^a   Yang, Chun Xia ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Deyang People's Hospital   (China)

^c CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; China; Human papillomavirus vaccine; Knowledge; Medical students

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905986970     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.14.5773     Document Type: Article

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