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F. Bosch, A. Lorincz, N. Muñoz, C. J. Meijer, K. Shah

2002.4.1JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

DOI: 10.1136/jcp.55.4.244

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It is the right time for medical societies and public health regulators to consider the causal role of human papillomavirus infections in cervical cancer and to define its preventive and clinical implications.

Abstract

The causal role of human papillomavirus infections in cervical cancer has been documented beyond reasonable doubt. The association is present in virtually all cervical cancer cases worldwide. It is the right time for medical societies and public health regulators to consider this evidence and to define its preventive and clinical implications. A comprehensive review of key studies and results is presented.

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BOSCH, F., et al. The causal relation between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, 2002, 55 4: 244–65.