Women's Health Issues
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 28-34 , January 2010

Predictors of Parents' Willingness to Vaccinate for Human Papillomavirus and Physicians' Intentions to Recommend the Vaccine

  • Jessica L. Barnack, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Comprehensive San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Cancer Center Partnership
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Jessica L. Barnack, PhD, 3465 Lebon Drive, #1715, San Diego, CA 92122.
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  • Diane M. Reddy, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Milwaukee Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Carolyne Swain, MS

      Affiliations

    • Midwestern Professional Research and Educational Services, Inc., Milwaukee Wisconsin

Received 11 December 2008 ,Revised 31 August 2009 ,Accepted 31 August 2009.

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 This research was conducted at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, and was funded by the Midwestern Professional Research and Educational Services, Milwaukee, WI.

PII: S1049-3867(09)00101-7

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.08.007

Women's Health Issues
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 28-34 , January 2010

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