Article
Human papillomavirus type-specific distribution in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer in The Gambia prior to HPV immunization programme: A baseline for monitoring the quadrivalent vaccine
2024-04-29
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background: </bold>Persistent infection with the high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is associated with causing nearly 95% of cervical cancer and remains a worldwide concern. In the Gambia, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Current estimates indicate that 286 women are annually diagnosed with cervical cancer with a fatality rate of 70%. In an atte...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 78eba51a-8e1d-5055-8877-b0c2cb4ff375
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4289490/v1
