Design and methods of the evaluation of an HPV-based cervical cancer screening strategy in Mexico: the Morelos HPV study

• Main Authors: Flores Yvonne (Author), Shah Keerti (Author), Lazcano Eduardo (Author), Hernández Mauricio (Author), Bishai David (Author), Ferris Daron G (Author), Lörincz Attila (Author), Hernández Pilar (Author), Salmerón Jorge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. The purpose of this paper is to describe the design and methodology of the Morelos HPV Study. The main objective of this study is to examine the use of two different methods for obtaining HPV DNA specimens, self-collected vaginal and clinician-collected cervical, to detect pre-invasive ce...