Should my daughter get the HPV vaccine?

References

Citations

1. Health Canada (2007). Human papillomavirus (HPV). Ottawa: Health Canada. Available online: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/hpv-vph_e.html.

2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2006). HPV Vaccine [Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV Vaccine] Q & A (CDC National Immunization Program). Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/hpv/vac-faqs.htm.

3. Canadian Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute of Canada (2006). Canadian Cancer Statistics 2006. Toronto: Canadian Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute of Canada.

Author:	Carrie Henley Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: August 14, 2007
Medical Review:	Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Tom Bailey, MD - Family Medicine Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease
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