2. Academic Validation
  3. An overview of genital warts

An overview of genital warts

  • Nurs Stand. 2014 Feb;28(24):46-50. doi: 10.7748/ns2014.02.28.24.46.e8344.
Sara Richards 1
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Affiliation

  • 1 Slough Walk-in Health Centre, Slough Clinical Commissioning Group.
PMID: 24517695 DOI: 10.7748/ns2014.02.28.24.46.e8344
Abstract

Genital warts are a common sexually transmitted Infection that is particularly prevalent in young people. Although the warts are usually painless and rarely cause any long-term health problems, they can cause significant psychological distress and relationship problems for those affected. This article provides an overview of genital warts to enable nurses to guide people in the prevention and treatment of the Infection.

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