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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Main Author: Amanda F. Dempsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-017-0181-0