Cent Eur J Public Health 2008, 16(Supplement):S14

Epidemiology of HPV Infection

Gary Clifford
International Agency for Research on Cancer, Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, Lyon, France

Geographical widespread data on human papillomavirus (HPV) type-distribution, in addition to that of cervical cancer incidence, are essential for estimating the impact of type-specific HPV vaccines on cervical cancer and cervical screening programmes.

Keywords: human papillomavirus, epidemiology, cervical cancer

Published: April 1, 2008  Show citation

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Clifford G. Epidemiology of HPV Infection. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2008;16(Supplement):S14. PubMed PMID: 18843817.
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