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Are Muslim women less susceptible to oncogenic human papillomavirus infection? A study from rural eastern India.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Jan 2000
Duttagupta C, Sengupta S, Roy M, Sengupta D, Bhattacharya P, Laikangbam P, Roy S, Ghosh S, Das R
Abstract excerpt
Muslim women are known to have lower incidences of cervical cancer and/or human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Here we aim to determine any association that may be present between the oncogenic HPV16/18 infections and abnormal cytological lesions along with demographic and other attributes among Indian Muslim women (n = 478) and compare with the neighboring Hindus (n = 534) from a prospective cohort study....
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