Improving cervical cancer screening in Mexico: results from the Morelos HPV Study

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to describe some of the results of the Morelos HPV Study. The main objective of the Morelos HPV Study is to evaluate the use of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing, as compared to the Papanicolaou (Pap) test, for cervical cancer (CC) screening. MATERIAL AND...

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Main Authors: Flores Yvonne, Bishai David, Lazcano Eduardo, Shah Keerti, Lörincz Attila, Hernández Mauricio, Salmerón Jorge, Ferris Daron, Hernández Pilar, Sherman Mark E, Ronnett Brigitte M, Carmona Enrique, Antúnez Alfredo, Manzanares Horacio, Uribe Mario, Pérez-Cuevas Ricardo, Leyva Ahideé, Yunes Elsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
Pap
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003000900013