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Comparison between professional sampling and self-sampling for HPV-based cervical cancer screening among postmenopausal women.
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - 1 Sept 2018
Bergengren Lovisa, Kaliff Malin, Larsson Gabriella L, Karlsson Mats G, Helenius Gisela
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether self-sampling is as reliable as professional sampling for HPV testing and genotype detection among postmenopausal women. METHODS: In the present prospective cross-sectional study, women in Örebro County, Sweden, who had high-risk HPV (hrHPV) and normal cytology results in exit screening tests conducted in between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2014, were invited to follow-up...
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