Human papillomavirus prevalence in Canberra high school students: significance for vaccination strategies and adolescent health
S. Rachel Skinner A and Melissa Kang B C
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A School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, GPO Box D184, Perth, WA 6840, Australia.
B Department of General Practice, The University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: mkang@med.usyd.edu.au
Sexual Health 3(4) 299-300 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH06044
Submitted: 17 July 2006 Accepted: 6 September 2006 Published: 17 November 2006
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