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Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in women in Busan, South Korea.
International journal of cancer - 20 Jan 2003
Shin Hai-Rim, Lee Duk-Hee, Herrero Rolando, Smith Jennifer S, Vaccarella Salvatore, Hong Sook-Hee, Jung Kap-Yeol, Kim Hyun-Ho, Park Un-Dong, Cha Hyung-Su, Park Soyoon, Touzé Antoine, Muñoz Nubia, Snijders Peter J F, Meijer Chris J L M, Coursaget Pierre, Franceschi Silvia
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the prevalence of and the risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in South Korea, we interviewed and examined a randomly selected sample of 863 sexually active women (age range = 20-74 years, median 44) and 103 self-reported virgins from Busan. The presence of DNA of 34 different HPV types in cervical exfoliated cells was tested among sexually active women by means of a PCR-based...
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