Correlates of premature pap test screening, under 25 years old: analysis of data from the CONSTANCES cohort study

Abstract Background Many countries currently recommend that screening for cervical cancer begin at the age of 25 years. Premature screening (before that age) could lead to unnecessary follow-up examinations and procedures that turn out to be useless. Our objective is to ascertain if the use of parti...

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Main Authors: Stéphanie Mignot, Virginie Ringa, Solène Vigoureux, Marie Zins, Henri Panjo, Pierre-Jean Saulnier, Xavier Fritel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10603-4