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Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in cervical samples among vaccine naïve Barbados women.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Nov 2017
Ward Juann M, Schmalenberg Kolin, Antonishyn Nick A, Hambleton Ian R, Blackman Elizabeth L, Levett Paul N, Gittens-St Hilaire Marquita V
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PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to provide baseline HPV genotype distribution among women in Barbados before HPV immunization was introduced. This information would then be used as a denominator for post-vaccine surveillance and is expected to aid in understanding the effect of vaccination on cervical disease in Barbados. METHODS: Liquid-based cytology specimens were collected from 413 women (age range...
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