Prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus infection and types among women immigrated to Sicily, Italy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 737-742

  Giovannelli, Lucia ^a   Vassallo, Rosita ^a   Matranga, Domenica ^a   Affronti, Mario ^a   Caleca, Maria Pia ^a   Bellavia, Carmelina ^a   Perino, Antonio ^a   Ammatuna, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical HPV infection; HPV genotype distribution; Immigrant women

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS 68; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 18; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 31; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 51; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 52; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 53; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS; AFRICA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EASTERN EUROPE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AFRICA; CERVIX UTERI; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149091967     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340902952318     Document Type: Article

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