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Incidence, persistence, and determinants of human papillomavirus infection in a population of Inuit women in northern Quebec.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 May 2015
Bennett Rachel, Cerigo Helen, Coutlée François, Roger Michel, Franco Eduardo L, Brassard Paul
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BACKGROUND: To study the incidence, persistence, and determinants of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in a population of Inuit women from Nunavik, Quebec, by overall HPV infection, Alphapapillomavirus (α) species, and oncogenic risk grouping. METHODS: We recruited a cohort of Inuit women living in communities in Nunavik when they presented for routine care. Baseline sociodemographic and lifestyle...
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