Primary HPV testing versus cytology-based cervical screening in women in Australia vaccinated for HPV and unvaccinated: effectiveness and economic assessment for the National Cervical Screening Program

Primary HPV testing versus cytology-based cervical screening in women in Australia vaccinated for HPV and unvaccinated: effectiveness and economic assessment for the National Cervical Screening Program

Background: Australia's National Cervical Screening Program currently recommends cytological screening every 2 years for women aged 18–69 years. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was implemented in 2007 with high population coverage, and falls in high-grade lesions in young women have been...

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Main Authors: Jie-Bin Lew, MPH, Kate T Simms, PhD, Megan A Smith, MPH, Michaela Hall, BAdvSc, Yoon-Jung Kang, PhD, Xiang Ming Xu, MPH, Michael Caruana, DPhil, Louiza Sofia Velentzis, PhD, Tracey Bessell, PhD, Marion Saville, MBChB, Prof Ian Hammond, MBBS, Prof Karen Canfell, DPhil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266717300075

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