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Characterization of human papillomavirus infection in north Taiwan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2010
Wang Chin-Hung, Garvilles Ronald Garingalao, Chen Chung-Yung
Abstract excerpt
The detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) is very important for the evaluation of preventative strategies for cervical cancer. The major objective of this study was to characterize the prevalence of different genotypes of HPV in north Taiwan to contribute to the epidemiological knowledge of HPV infections. Papanicolaou (Pap) cervical smears were collected from 10,543 women aged between 14 and 87 years. The...
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