Doctors not strongly encouraging HPV vaccine to girls of certain age; National guidelines not closely followed, survey finds
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 13:14
in Health & Medicine
The vast majority of pediatricians and family physicians nationally are offering the human papillomavirus (also called HPV) vaccine, though fewer physicians are strongly encouraging it for 11- to 12-year-old girls as recommended by national guidelines, according to a survey.