A semi-qualitative study of attitudes to vaccinating adolescents against human papillomavirus without parental consent
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A semi-qualitative study of attitudes to vaccinating adolescents against human papillomavirus without parental consent
BACKGROUND The first vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer has been licensed, and in future, vaccination may be routinely offered to 10-14 year old girls. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus and some parents may refuse consent for vaccination. Under-16s in the UK have a right to confidential sexual health care without parental consent. We investigated parents' views ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-20