Human papillomavirus and risk factors for cervical adenocarcinoma in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract Objectives: to determine the incidence of the main high oncogenic risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) ( 16, 18, 31 and 33) and the risk factors for cervical adenocarcinoma. Methods: a case-control study was carried out with 324 women (69 with adenocarcinoma and 260 healthy contro...

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Main Authors: Telma Maria Lubambo Costa, Sandra Heráclio, Melania Maria Ramos Amorim, Paulo Roberto Eleutério Souza, Natália Lubambo, Gustavo Fonseca de Albuquerque Souza, Alex Sandro Rolland Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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