## Abstract This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and type specific distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women with normal cervical cytology in Kuwait. The study is the first of its type in Kuwait and one of few in the Middle East. The age specific distribution of HPV types
High risk human papillomavirus in women with normal cervical cytology prior to the development of abnormal cytology and colposcopy
โ Scribed by E. H. Hopman; L. Rozendaal; F. J. Voorhorst; J. M. M. Walboomers; P. Kenemans; Th. J. M. Helmerhorst
- Book ID
- 111159960
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 499 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1470-0328
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