On the implications of desexualizing vaccines against sexually transmitted diseases: reflections from a practicing pediatrician
Abstract Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination holds great promise for drastically reducing the incidence of HPV-associated cancers of the genital tract, and possibly also certain head and neck cancers. Unfortunately, rates of HPV vaccine utilization among adolescents are low in many countries. Man...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | Israel Journal of Health Policy Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-017-0181-0 |