| perinatal vertical transmission of human papillomavirus and subsequent development of respiratory tract papillomatosis. | this study prospectively examined the potential for human papillomavirus (hpv) to be transmitted vertically to newborns during delivery. exfoliated cervical cells were extracted from 72 pregnant women during the third trimester and again during labor prior to delivery, and tested for the presence of hpv dna. these results were compared with hpv dna specimens from their newborns, who were sampled by exfoliated cells from the oral-pharyngeal cavity and vulva or tissue from the foreskin 24 to 72 ho ... | 1991 | 1647745 |
| persistent hpv infection in postmenopausal age women. | persistence of human papillomavirus (hpv) is associated with an increased risk of developing cervical sil and cancer in young women. because this association in older, postmenopausal age women has received little attention, we evaluated persistence of hpv among women in this age group. | 2004 | 15491557 |
| factors related to physicians' willingness to vaccinate girls against hpv: the importance of subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. | this study assessed factors related to physicians' intentions to vaccinate patients against human papillomavirus. a random sample of physicians was surveyed. the survey questions focused on the constructs of the theory of planned behavior. structural equation modeling was used to estimate the relationship of theoretical constructs to intention to vaccinate. of the 207 physicians who responded, intentions to vaccinate were very high (86.5%). on a scale of 1 to 7 (strongly disagree to strongly agr ... | 2010 | 20437302 |