Baseline assessment of prevalence and geographical distribution of HPV types in Chile using self-collected vaginal samples

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chile has broad variations in weather, economics and population from the far desert north (Region 1) to the cold, icy south (Region 12). A home-based self-collected vaginal sampling was nested in the 2003 Chilean population-based hea...

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Main Authors: González Claudia, Viviani Paola, Margozzini Paula, Corvalán Alejandro, Ferreccio Catterina, Aguilera Ximena, Gravitt Patti E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/78