Giving Boys a Shot: The HPV Vaccine’s Portrayal in Canadian Newspapers

Health Communication

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1527-1538

  Perez, Samara ^a,b   Fedoruk, Claire ^a,b   Shapiro, Gilla K ^a,b   Rosberger, Zeev ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PUBLICATION; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEWSPAPERS AS TOPIC; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973868032     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2015.1089466     Document Type: Article

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