Level of behavior and knowledge concerning human papillomavirus among university students of a nursing college Nível do comportamento e conhecimento sobre o papilomavírus humano entre universitários do curso de enfermagem

INTRODUCTION: Human pappilomavirus is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, and persistent HPV infection is considered the most important cause of cervical cancer. It is detected in more than 98% of this type of cancer. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge concerning...

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Main Authors: Camila Aparecida Cirilo, Adriana Sierra Assêncio Almeida Barbosa, Érika Zambrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000400005