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Prevalence of HPV infection among Greek women attending a gynecological outpatient clinic.
BMC infectious diseases - 15 Feb 2010
Stamataki Petroula, Papazafiropoulou Athanasia, Elefsiniotis Ioannis, Giannakopoulou Margarita, Brokalaki Hero, Apostolopoulou Eleni, Sarafis Pavlos, Saroglou George
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BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a causative factor for cervical cancer. Early detection of high risk HPV types might help to identify women at high risk of cervical cancer. The aim of the present study was to examine the HPV prevalence and distribution in cervical smears in a sample of Greek women attending a gynecological outpatient clinic and to explore the determinants of the infection....
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