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There is a high prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in American Indian women of the Northern Plains.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Nov 2007
Bell Maria C, Schmidt-Grimminger Delf, Patrick Sarah, Ryschon Tim, Linz Laurie, Chauhan Subhash C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Cervical cancer is the leading gynecological malignancy worldwide, and the incidence of this disease is very high in American Indian women. Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for more than 95% of cervical squamous carcinomas. Therefore, the main objective of...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Alphapapillomavirus
- Cervix Uteri
- Chi-Square Distribution
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Human papillomavirus 18
- Humans
- Indians, North American
- Middle Aged
- Midwestern United States