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Age factor and implication of human papillomavirus type-specific prevalence in women with normal cervical cytology.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Mar 2012
Lai C H, Chao A, Chang C J, Huang C C, Wang L C, Hsueh S, Lin C T, Wu T I, Jao M S, Chou H H
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women with normal cervical cytology varies widely according to the population studied. Two non-overlapping population-based cohort studies of women aged ≥30 years for the periods 2008-2009 (n=5026) and 2004-2005 (n=10 014) were analysed. The prevalence rate of HPV was 11·0% (95% CI 10·5-11·6). HPV infection was significantly...
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