Abstract

These data provide further evidence on the role of HPV in cervical cancer and show that high parity and poor genital hygiene conditions were the main co-factors for cervical cancer in this population with prevalent HPV infection.

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Cervical cancerMedicineRisk factorGynecologyCancerOncologyInternal medicine

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2002
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Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
202-209
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196
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Siné Bayo, F. Xavier Bosch, Sílvia de Sanjosé et al. (2002). Risk factors of invasive cervical cancer in Mali. International Journal of Epidemiology , 31 (1) , 202-209. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/31.1.202

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10.1093/ije/31.1.202